Online:
Visits:
Stories:
Profile image
By muckracker1 (Reporter)
Contributor profile | More stories
Story Views

Now:
Last Hour:
Last 24 Hours:
Total:

Massive Cancer Thinning Will Sweep Planet In The Next 20 Years (video and pictures)

Friday, March 28, 2014 20:52
% of readers think this story is Fact. Add your two cents.

(Before It's News)

 

 

World Health Organization Warns A ‘Tidal Wave’ Of Cancer Will Sweep The Globe Over The Next 20 Years

Officials from the World Health Organization are warning that countries around the globe must take immediate action to prevent an impending “tidal wave” of cancer. In a new report, WHO estimates that the number of cancer cases will increase by 70 percent over the next two decades, and could reach 24 million per year by 2035.

“The global cancer burden is increasing and quite markedly,” Chris Wild, the director of the WHO’s International Agency for Research on Cancer, told BBC News. “If we look at the cost of treatment of cancers, it is spiraling out of control, even for the high-income countries. Prevention is absolutely critical and it’s been somewhat neglected.”

The WHO’s new research echoes earlier projections that have also estimated a huge jump in global cancer cases. Of course, this has a direct impact on the increasing number of people dying from these diseases. The cancer mortality rate rose by eight percent in between 2008 and 2012 MOREHERE

<iframe width=”640″ height=”360″ src=”//www.youtube.com/embed/p9IOQi_iymw?feature=player_detailpage” frameborder=”0″ allowfullscreen></iframe>

Report abuse

Comments

Your Comments
Question   Razz  Sad   Evil  Exclaim  Smile  Redface  Biggrin  Surprised  Eek   Confused   Cool  LOL   Mad   Twisted  Rolleyes   Wink  Idea  Arrow  Neutral  Cry   Mr. Green

Top Stories
Recent Stories

Register

Newsletter

Email this story
Email this story

If you really want to ban this commenter, please write down the reason:

If you really want to disable all recommended stories, click on OK button. After that, you will be redirect to your options page.