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Feb 3, 2022 · The most common in 2020 (in terms of new cases of cancer) were: breast (2.26 million cases); lung (2.21 million cases); colon and rectum (1.93 million cases); prostate (1.41 million cases); skin (non-melanoma) (1.20 million cases); and; stomach (1.09 million cases). The most common causes of cancer death in 2020 were: lung (1.80 million deaths);
Feb 4, 2020 · Options for prevention include avoiding exposure to carcinogens, for example by smoking cessation, as well as vaccination, screening, monitoring those at high genetic risk, using therapeutics to reduce cancer risk, and emerging molecular technology for early diagnosis.
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Section 1: The global cancer burden. The impact of cancer on the world community is most immediately clear from the number of new cases and mortality. Information currently available presents cancer occurrence in relation to a broad perspective on disease prevention. Beyond this, data from cancer registries in almost all countries enable ...
Overview. Volume 100 of the IARC Monographs, A Review of Human Carcinogens, covers all agents previously classified by IARC as "carcinogenic to humans (Group 1)" and was developed by six separate Working Groups: Pharmaceuticals; Biological agents; Arsenic, Metals, Fibres, and Dusts; Radiation; Personal Habits and Indoor Combustions; Chemical ...
