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- In order to mark World Cancer Day on February 4, 2020, WHO and its specialized International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC) have released 2 reports.
- “Report on Cancer: Setting priorities, investing wisely and providing care for all” by WHO
- “World Cancer Report “Cancer research for cancer prevention” by IARC
- It aims to setting the global agenda on the disease & focused on research and prevention.
- As per the report by the WHO, one in 10 Indians to have cancer in their lifetime and one in 15 died of the disease.
- 11.6 million new cases of cancer were reported in India & and 7,84,800 people died due to cancer in 2018.
- 50 % of smokers worldwide live in China, India and Indonesia.
- WHO has predicted that cancer cases will jump by 81 % by 2040 in poor countries.
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