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Must Know Top 12 Cancer Facts of the World
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• 1 in 8 deaths that occur in the world is due to cancer • Cancer deaths outnumber deaths due to AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria combined • 12 million new cases of cancer will be diagnosed by the end of 2007 • Cancer death toll will be 7.6 million by end of 2007 • Cancers of the Lung, Prostate and Stomach are the most commonly diagnosed cancers in men • Cancers of the Breast, Cervix and Colon are the most commonly diagnosed cancers in women • Relative risk of developing breast cancer is doubled if there is a history of a first degree relative having the cancer. • Pap smear for cervical cancer is the single best cancer screening procedure • Lifetime risk of an American man developing an invasive cancer is 45% • Relative risk of a smoker developing lung cancer is 23 times higher than that of a non-smoker. • Tobacco use is the major preventable cause of cancer in the world. • In developing countries more deaths occur due to diarrheal disease than due to cancer. • Heart disease is still the no.1 Killer in the world.
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