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RISK FACTORS

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Learn about the prevalence of major known risk factors for cancer in populations around the world. Tobacco smoking is the predominant cause of cancer in most high-income countries, while infections play a major role in many sub-Saharan African and Asian countries.

Introduction

Overview of Risk Factors
Risks of Tobacco
Infection
Body Weight, Physical Activity, Diet & Alcohol
Ultraviolet Radiation

Reproductive & Hormonal Factors
Environmental & Occupational Exposures
Human Carcinogens

THE BURDEN

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Explore the global cancer burden in terms of incidence, mortality, prevalence, and survival for each major world region as well as by Human Development Index. Lung and breast cancers are the most commonly diagnosed cancers worldwide among men and women, respectively.

Introduction

The Burden of Cancer
Lung Cancer
Breast Cancer
Cancer in Children
Human Development Index Transitions
Cancer in Indigenous Populations

GEOGRAPHIC DIVERSITY

Overview of Geographical Diversity
Sub-Saharan Africa
Latin America & the Caribbean
Northern America
Southern, Eastern, & South-Eastern Asia
Europe
Northern Africa, West & Central Asia
Oceania

SURVIVORSHIP

Cancer Survival
Cancer Survivorship

TAKING ACTION

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Discover effective interventions across the cancer continuum, from prevention to early detection, treatment, and palliative care. Many organizations work in the fight against cancer through research, health promotion, and policy. Universal healthcare can achieve greater equity in cancer outcomes.

Introduction

The Cancer Continuum

PREVENTION, TREATMENT, AND BEYOND

Health Promotion
Tobacco Control
Vaccines
Early Detection
Management & Treatment
Pain Control

RESEARCH, POLICY, AND ACTIVISM

Cancer Surveillance
Research
The Economic Burden of Cancer
Building Synergies
Uniting Organizations
Global Relay for Life
Policies & Legislation
Universal Health Coverage

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Lung Cancer
Breast Cancer
Cervical Cancer
Cancer and Development
Cancer Survivors

Lung Cancer

Risks of Tobacco
Lung Cancer
Overview of Geographical Diversity
Latin America & the Caribbean
Northern America
Southern, Eastern, & South-Eastern Asia
Europe
Northern Africa, West & Central Asia
The Cancer Continuum
Tobacco Control

Lung cancer remains the most commonly diagnosed cancer and the leading cause of cancer death worldwide because of inadequate tobacco control policies.

Breast Cancer

Breast Cancer
Overview of Geographical Diversity
Latin America & the Caribbean
Southern, Eastern, & South-Eastern Asia
Europe
Early Detection

Breast cancer accounts for almost a quarter of new cancer cases among women worldwide.

Cervical Cancer

Cancer in Indigenous Populations
Sub-Saharan Africa
Latin America & the Caribbean
Oceania
The Cancer Continuum
Vaccines
Early Detection

Cervical cancer is the leading cause of cancer death among women in low-HDI countries.

Cancer and Development

The Burden of Cancer
Human Development Index Transitions
Sub-Saharan Africa
Northern Africa, West & Central Asia
Oceania

Many low- and middle-income countries are transitioning from infection-related cancers to lifestyle-related cancers.

Cancer Survivors

Cancer in Children
Cancer Survival
Cancer Survivorship
Pain Control

The growing population of cancer survivors represents a global challenge for survivors and their families, employers, healthcare systems and governments.

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Cancers attributable to excess body weight, North Africa, W & Central Asia

By Justin Parker on September 25, 2019

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