20,000 People Die Every Day From Cancer Across the Globe

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20,000 People Die Every Day From Cancer Across the Globe

by Gutierrez

(NaturalNews) Cancer is currently responsible for 20,000 deaths per day

across the world, or 7.6 million people a year, according to a new

report published by the American Cancer Society. In addition, 12 million

people are diagnosed with some form of cancer every year.

The report, titled " Global Cancer Facts and Figures 2007 " is based on

data from the International Agency for Research on Cancer and compares

the rates of different cancers between the developed and less developed

world.

Of the anticipated 7.6 million cancer deaths in 2008, 2.9 million are

expected in the developed world, while 4.7 are expected to occur in less

developed countries. Approximately 5.4 million new cancer cases are

expected in developed countries, and 6.7 million in those less

developed.

The report notes that the most common cancers vary between the developed

and less developed world. In developed countries, breast, colorectal and

lung cancer are the most common forms of the disease in women. While

breast cancer is still number one in the less developed world, it is

followed by cervical and stomach cancer. Among men, prostate, lung and

colorectal cancers are most common in the developed world. In the less

developed world, the most common cancers are of the stomach, lungs and

liver.

Cancers caused by infection are much more common in the less developed

world, accounting for 26 percents of cancers as opposed to 8 percent in

the developed world. These infections include the bacterium Helicobacter

pylori, which can cause stomach cancer, and the human papillomavirus

(HPV), which can cause cervical cancer.

Survival rates also differ, in particular among children. In Europe and

North America, 75 percent of children with cancer live at least five

years, while in Central America the figure is only 48 to 62 percent.

The report said that cancer rates and mortality are expected to rise in

the less developed world as those regions increasingly adopt a lifestyle

similar to that of developed nations, including " cigarette smoking,

higher consumption of saturated fat and calorie-dense foods, and reduced

physical activity. "