Tuesday, December 9, 2008

Cancer Will Be the #1 Killer by 2010

According to the World Health Organization (WHO), "Cancer will overtake heart disease as the world's top killer by 2010, part of a trend that should more than double global cancer cases and deaths by 2030, international health experts said in a report released Tuesday. Rising tobacco use in developing countries is believed to be a huge reason for the shift, particularly in China and India, where 40% of the world's smokers now live."

This prediction is in spite of all the strides that have been achieved in early detection of cancers.

Read the whole article in USA Today.

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