World Cancer Day 2014 Press Release, Tuesday 4 February 2014 –
Crisis of cancer impact worldwide exposed
New UN Agency report shows cancer is now the world’s biggest killer – with the number of cases set to explode in coming years
World Cancer Day: Geneva, Switzerland – On World Cancer Day 2014, a new global cancer report compiled by UN Agency, The International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC) shows1:
As a single entity, cancer is the biggest cause of mortality worldwide2 - there were an estimated 8.2 million deaths from cancer in 2012 Global cancer incidence over four years increased by 11%* to an estimated 14.1 million cases in 2012 – equal to the population of India’s largest city (Mumbai)3 Cancer cases worldwide are forecast to rise by 75% and reach close to 25 million over the next two decades
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