Cancer - The World's Top Killer Disease by 2010

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Cancer is now said to be the be world's top killer by 2010, overtaking heart disease on the race. In poor countries, cancer has already killed many people than HIV, malaria and tuberculosis combined. This is according to the new report by the World Health Organization experts. The main cause of cancer is tobacco use. And it will continue to rise in developing countries, particularly in China and India, where 40 percent of the world's smokers now live. Cancer is one of the greatest untold health crises of the developing world. [i]"Cancer diagnoses around the world have steadily been rising and are expected to hit 12 million this year. Global cancer deaths are expected to reach 7 million, according to the new report by the World Health Organization. An annual rise of 1 percent in cases and deaths is expected - with even larger increases in China, Russia and India. That means new cancer cases will likely mushroom to 27 million annually by 2030, with deaths hitting 17 million. Underlying all this is an expected expansion of the world's population - there will be more people around to get cancer."[/i] Sources: The WHO's IARC: http://www.iarc.fr The American Cancer Society: http://www.cancer.org