The results of cancer studies conducted by the World Health Organization (WHO) have been published on the WHO organization’s official Internet site under the heading, “10 Facts About Cancer.â€
WHO study reveals that most common cancer because of which people die is lung cancer followed by stomach, liver, colorectal and esophagus. It also mentions that tobacco use is one and only which is preventable cause for lung cancer. How true! Though a striking feature of the study reveals that avoiding tobacco use and taking a healthy diet and being physically fit actually reduces the threat of developing cancer by 40 percent.
The 10 Cancer Facts as published on the WHO organization’s site are:
‘10 Facts About Cancer’
There are more than 100 types of cancers; any part of the body can be affected.
In 2005, 7.6 million people died of cancer – which accounts for 13 percent of the 58 million deaths worldwide.
More than 70 percent of all cancer deaths occur in developing and emerging economic countries.
Worldwide, the five most common types of cancer that kill men are (in order of frequency): lung, stomach, liver, colorectal and esophagus.
Worldwide, the five most common types of cancer that kill women are (in the order of frequency): breast, lung, stomach, colorectal and cervical.
Tobacco use is the single largest preventable cause of cancer in the world.
One-fifth of all cancers worldwide are caused by a chronic infection, for example human papillomavirus (HPV) causes cervical cancer and the hepatitis B virus (HBV) can lead to liver cancer.
A third of all cancers could be cured through early detection and proper treatment.
Pain relief for patients could be improved if current knowledge about pain management and palliative care were applied.
Forty percent of most cancer cases are preventable by refraining from smoking, having a healthy diet, being more physically active and through the prevention of infections that may lead to cancer.
Richard Smith, a gynecologist at Hammersmith Hospital in London, claimed that he was just two years away from successfully performing the first womb transplant operation.
Smith’s claim was interpreted by the British media as “new hope†for thousands of women unable to have children because they are either infertile or have had hysterectomies.
