Cancer

Cancer

Cancer Incidence Worldwide - Estimated numbers of new cases,

age standardised incidence rates and most commonly diagnosed cancers

in the different regions of the world, 2002.

Each year, 10.9 million people worldwide are diagnosed with cancer and there are 6.7 million deaths from the disease. It is estimated that there are 24.6 million people alive who have received a diagnosis of cancer in the last five years.

Approximately half of the world wide deaths per year occur in Asia due to the size of its population . around 12% of deaths worldwide are from cancer.

The proportion of all deaths caused by cancer varies, from only 4% in Africa to 23% in Northern America. In the UK, approximately 24% of all deaths are caused by cancer. There is a five-fold difference in male cancer incidence rates worldwide and a four-fold difference in female rates. Male rates are highest in the USA, Hungary and Australia/New Zealand and are lowest in Nigeria, Gambia and the Congo. Female cancer incidence rates are highest in the USA, Israel and Australia/New Zealand and lowest are in Tunisia, Gambia and Oman. 

Overall, cancers of the lung, breast, bowel, stomach and prostate account for almost half of all cancer diagnosed worldwide. However, the types of cancer being diagnosed vary enormously across the world. The map above provides data on the most commonly diagnosed cancers in the different regions of the world. After reading “How our body functions”, we also know that with a Ph Level of 7.4 we cannot get sick, develop any growths, tumors or cancer. (See also Chapter Alkalinity and How does our body function)

Some of the most ‘advanced' countries also have the worst statistics.   

The most common causes of death through Cancer worldwide 2002 

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