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 | Cancer - World Health Organization (WHO)
WHO fact sheet on cancer providing key facts and information on figures, causes, risk factors, prevention, early diagnosis, treatment, palliative care, WHO response.
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 | Cancer - World Health Organization (WHO)
Cancer is the second leading cause of death globally, accounting for an estimated 9.6 million deaths, or 1 in 6 deaths, in 2018. Lung, prostate, colorectal, stomach and liver cancer are the most common types of cancer in men, while breast, colorectal, lung, cervical and thyroid cancer are the most common among women.
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 | Cáncer - World Health Organization (WHO)
El cáncer es la segunda causa de muerte en el mundo. Ocasiona cada año 10 millones de defunciones. Aproximadamente, una de cada seis defunciones en el mundo se debe a esta enfermedad.
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 | Cancer - World Health Organization (WHO)
Cancer affects everyone – the young and old, the rich and poor, men, women and children – and represents a tremendous burden on patients, families and societies. Cancer is one of the leading causes of death in the world. Yet, many of these deaths can be avoided. Between 30-50% of cancers are preventable by healthy lifestyle choices such as avoidance of tobacco and public health measures ...
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 | 癌症 - World Health Organization (WHO)
重要事实 癌症是全世界的一个主要死因,2020年近1000万例(或近六分之一)死亡由癌症导致。 最常见的癌症是乳腺癌、肺癌、结肠癌、直肠癌以及前列腺癌。 大约三分之一的癌症死亡源自烟草使用、高体重指数、酒精消费、水果和蔬菜摄入量低以及缺乏身体活动。此外,空气污染是肺癌的一个重要 ...
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 | Cancer - World Health Organization (WHO)
Cancer is a generic term for a large group of diseases characterized by the growth of abnormal cells beyond their usual boundaries that can then invade adjoining parts of the body and/or spread to other organs.
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 | Cancer WPRO - World Health Organization (WHO)
Cancer is one of the leading causes of death in the world, particularly in developing countries. In the WHO Western Pacific Region, it is estimated that close to 6.8 million new cases occurred in 2022.
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 | Cancer EURO - World Health Organization (WHO)
Cancer is the uncontrolled growth and spread of cells that arises from a change in one single cell. The change may be started by external agents and/or inherited genetic factors and can affect almost any part of the body. The transformation from a normal cell into a tumour cell is a multistage process where growths often invade surrounding tissue and can metastasize to distant sites. These ...
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