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Effects Of Cancer On Cancer And Cancer

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INTRODUCTION: key factual statistics
• Cancer is the worlds leading mortality factor with approximately 14 million new cases and 8.2 million cancer related deaths in 2012 .
• And this number is expected to increase by almost 70% over the next 20 years.
• lung, prostate, colorectum, stomach, and liver cancer were the 5 most common cancers diagnosed with men ( researched by World Health Organisation in 2012 ).
• While in women breast, colorectum, lung, cervix, and stomach cancer were the leading 5 among them ( researched by World Health Organisation in 2012 )
• Approximately 30% of cancer deaths caused are due to the 5 leading behavioural and dietary risks such as ,obesity over the average more suitable weight , low fruit ,vegetable, and other vital mineral intake, lack of physical activity, the use of certain narcotics and more especially the use of tobacco substances, alcohol abuse .
• The inhalation of tobacco , more commonly known as smoking tobacco is one of the leading factors of cancer causing more than 20% of global cancer deaths and approximately 70% of the worldwide lung cancer deaths.
• About 60% of world’s total new annual cases occur in Africa, Asia and Central and South America. These continents are liable for approximately 70% of the world’s cancer deaths .
• It is predicted that the annual cancer cases will increase from 14 million in 2012 to 22 million within the next 20 years.
• These statistics are from the latest

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