World Cancer Factsheet

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Cancer is a leading cause of disease worldwide. An estimated 12.7 million new cancer cases occurred in 2008. Lung, female breast, colorectal and stomach cancers accounted for 40% of all cases diagnosed worldwide. In men, lung cancer was the most common cancer (16.5% of all new cases in men).

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http://www.iarc.fr/en/media-centre/iarcnews/pdf/Global%20factsheet-2012.pdf
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27/08/2012