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Cancer - the main killer of humanity
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Cancer is a major cause of death worldwide. In 2005, he died of 7.6 million.
Unless drastic measures, the next ten years, this oncological disease kill 84 million people.
In this regard, the World Health Organization (WHO) as far back as 2006, took the initiative to reduce the number of cancer deaths by two percent annually.
Every year throughout the world registered 10 million new cases of cancer. WHO experts believe that the major preventable cause of cancer is tobacco use.
They draw attention to the fact that 700 million children - half of the world's children - to breathe the air, poisoned smokers Pope or Mom or other around them.
WHO called on parents to remember about the dangers of cigarette smoke on the health of children and ensure their childhood without tobacco.
WHO stressed that there is now a well-known causes of cancer, which provides an opportunity to prevent at least one-third of new cases.
There is also a method that allows to detect the disease early and effective treatment of a further one-third of cases. Effective schemes alleviate pain and the provision of palliative care to all cancer patients.
But all this knowledge is not always applied in practice. Many States do not consider cancer prevention and combat to priority areas.
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