WHO Proposes Strategy For Prevention And Control Of Cancer In The African Region

 04.09.2008 20:17   medicalnewstoday.com

The World Health Organization (WHO) has proposed a strategy to prevent and control cancer, 582 000 cases of which were recorded in the Region in 2002. Cancer of the cervix, breast, liver and prostate as well as Kaposi's sarcoma and non-Hodgkin's lymphoma are the most common forms of cancer in the African Region. Incidence of these cancers are projected to double by 2020 if effective interventions are not intensified.

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