04 February, 2010

40% of cancers are preventable




About two out of five cancers can be prevented: "As we mark World Cancer Day, this episode focuses on cancer prevention. Each year, over 12 million people are diagnosed with cancer. Cancer kills more people than AIDS, malaria, and TB combined but the good news is that approximately two out of five cancers are potentially preventable."

http://terrance.who.int/mediacentre/podcasts/WHO_podcast_089.mp3