Cancer is the uncontrolled growth of cells, which can invade and spread to adjacent and distant sites of the body. This spread or metastasis is the major cause of cancer related deaths. Lets check some key facts about global cancer burden:
1. Approximately 14 million new cases globally in 2012.
2. The number of new cancer cases is expected to rise by about 70% over the next 2 decades.
3. Among men, the 5 most common sites of cancer diagnosed in 2012 were lung, prostate, colorectum, stomach, and liver cancer.
4. Among women the 5 most common sites diagnosed were breast, colorectum, lung, cervix, and stomach cancer.
5. Cancer is a leading cause of death worldwide, accounting for 8.2 million deaths in 2012 . The most common causes of cancer death are cancers of:
lung (1.59 million deaths)
liver (745 000 deaths)
stomach (723 000 deaths)
colorectal (694 000 deaths)
breast (521 000 deaths)
oesophageal cancer (400 000 deaths)
6. Tobacco use is the most important risk factor for cancer causing around 20% of global cancer deaths and around 70% of global lung cancer deaths.
Here follows the current cancer profile of India:
http://www.who.int/cancer/country-profiles/ind_en.pdf
http://globocan.iarc.fr/old/summary_table_pop_prev.asp?selection=89356&title=India&sex=0&window=1&sort=0&submit=%C2%A0Execute%C2%A0
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