Cancer Worldwide 2007

Cancer Worldwide 2007 

Cancer will kill 7.6 Million people worldwide this year! 

The American Cancer Society published on the 18^th December 2007 there Global Cancer Facts & Figures: This report states that 20,000 people will die through cancer per day worldwide (about 7.6 million this year) and 12 million new people will be diagnosed with cancer! 

In Summary: 

• They found out that there are significant differences in the cancer rates between the developed and developing countries. 

• In the less developed world there will be 4.7 million cancer deaths and 6.7 million new cancer cases while the economical developed world will have 2.9 million cancer deaths and 5.4 million new cancer cases! 

• In the developing world (26% of all cancers) infection related cancer is 3 times higher than in the developed world (here we only have 8% of all cancers). 

• The most common diagnosed cancer in the less developed world in men is stomach, lungs and liver cancer. In women it is breast, cervical and stomach cancer. 

• In the developed countries the most common diagnosed cancer in men is prostate, lung and colorectal cancer and in women breast, colorectal and lung cancer. 

• In the developing world infections with Helicobacter pylori is considered to be the main cause of stomach cancer outbreak, infections with HPV (human papilloma virus) is considered to be the main cause of cervical cancer and Hepatitis B and C infections (dramatically rising in Africa and East Asia) are classified as the main cause of liver cancer.   

• The report states that lack of prevention, treatment possibilities and early detection is the reason for the lower cancer survival rates in the less developed world. 

• Based on the figures of the International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC) the 5 year survival rate for children with cancer is about 48 – 62% in Central America and 75% in Europe and North America. 

• The report stated that the cancer rates are on the rise because developing countries are adopting and copying the western lifestyle with higher consumption of cigarettes, saturated fats, processed & high calorie low quality foods and a reduction in physical activity. 

• They also said that if developing countries will continue to increase the cigarette use, we will have 2 Billion smokers in the world by 2030! In the year 2000 we already had 5 million deaths related to smoking (1.42 million from cancer)  

•  According to the WHO (World Health Organisation) today more than 80% of the 1.3 billion smokers live in the developing countries. In China there are 350 million smokers – more than the population of the USA!  

• In total tobacco was responsible for 100 million deaths worldwide in the 20^th century and this number will rise to 1 billion deaths in the 21^st century! Most of these deaths are in the developing countries where stopping the increasing use of tobacco should be one of the top global health priorities.