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It's #WorldCancerDay

DYK: In 2018, over 18 MILLION people around 🌏🌍🌎 had #cancer, and 10 MILLION people died from the disease.

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Let's beat cancer!

Let's beat cancer!

Let's beat cancer!

Let's beat cancer!

Let's beat cancer!

@WHOWPRO @pahowho @WHO_Europe @WHOEMRO @WHOSEARO @WHOAFRO @DrTedros @UN @UN_News_Centre On #WorldCancerDay, WHO outlines steps to save 7 million lives from #cancer over the next ten years bit.ly/37VHVuP

Let's beat cancer!

Let's beat cancer!

Let's beat cancer!

Let's beat cancer!

Let's beat cancer!

@WHOWPRO @pahowho @WHO_Europe @WHOEMRO @WHOSEARO @WHOAFRO @DrTedros @UN @UN_News_Centre These are proven interventions to beat #cancer:

🚭controlling tobacco use

💉vaccinating against hepatitis B to prevent liver cancer

💉vaccinating against HPV to eliminate cervical cancer

🩺 screening & treatment

💊access to palliative care

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@WHOWPRO @pahowho @WHO_Europe @WHOEMRO @WHOSEARO @WHOAFRO @DrTedros @UN @UN_News_Centre It's #WorldCancerDay!

DYK: #Cancer is the 2nd leading cause of death 🌎🌍🌏.

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@WHOWPRO @pahowho @WHO_Europe @WHOEMRO @WHOSEARO @WHOAFRO @DrTedros @UN @UN_News_Centre WHO warns that, if no action is made, the 🌏🌍🌎 will see a 60% increase in #cancer cases over the next two decades, mostly in low- and middle-income countries.

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#WorldCancerDay

Let's beat cancer!

Let's beat cancer!

Let's beat cancer!

@WHOWPRO @pahowho @WHO_Europe @WHOEMRO @WHOSEARO @WHOAFRO @DrTedros @UN @UN_News_Centre Over 90% of high-income countries reported comprehensive treatment services for #cancer are available in the public health system.
Less than 15% of low-income countries reported the same bit.ly/37VHVuP
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@WHOWPRO @pahowho @WHO_Europe @WHOEMRO @WHOSEARO @WHOAFRO @DrTedros @UN @UN_News_Centre Currently, in most low & middle-income countries, #cancer is diagnosed at an advanced stage, when treatment is generally less effective, more expensive & more disabling bit.ly/37VHVuP
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@WHOWPRO @pahowho @WHO_Europe @WHOEMRO @WHOSEARO @WHOAFRO @DrTedros @UN @UN_News_Centre Most #cancer patients do not have access to palliative care, especially in low and middle-income countries, resulting in unnecessary suffering. Palliative care should be a priority everywhere and integrated into health care at all levels. bit.ly/2Bh7xnG
#HealthForAll

@WHOWPRO @pahowho @WHO_Europe @WHOEMRO @WHOSEARO @WHOAFRO @DrTedros @UN @UN_News_Centre Today is #WorldCancerDay⁠⁠.
Here are some ways to reduce your #cancer risk 👉bit.ly/2Bh7xnG
Let's beat cancer!
Let's beat cancer!
Let's beat cancer!
Let's beat cancer!
Let's beat cancer!

@WHOWPRO @pahowho @WHO_Europe @WHOEMRO @WHOSEARO @WHOAFRO @DrTedros @UN @UN_News_Centre The most common causes of #cancer death are:
🔸Lung
🔸Colorectal
🔸Stomach
🔸Liver
🔸Breast
cancers
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Let’s beat cancer! Let’s #BeatNCDs

@WHOWPRO @pahowho @WHO_Europe @WHOEMRO @WHOSEARO @WHOAFRO @DrTedros @UN @UN_News_Centre It’s #WorldCancerDay
Strengthening early diagnosis improves chances of survival for millions of people living with #cancer. bit.ly/2Bh7xnG

@WHOWPRO @pahowho @WHO_Europe @WHOEMRO @WHOSEARO @WHOAFRO @DrTedros @UN @UN_News_Centre #Cancer risk factors include:
🔴 tobacco use
🔴 being overweight or obese
🔴 unhealthy diet with low fruit & vegetable intake
🔴 lack of physical activity
🔴 alcohol use
🔴 sexually transmitted HPV-infection
🔴 ionizing & ultraviolet radiation
🔴 urban air pollution

@WHOWPRO @pahowho @WHO_Europe @WHOEMRO @WHOSEARO @WHOAFRO @DrTedros @UN @UN_News_Centre It's #WorldCancerDay.
DYK: Tobacco use is the highest risk factor for #cancer and is responsible for approximately 1 in 4 cancer deaths.
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#NoTobacco 🚭
#NoTobacco 🚭
#NoTobacco 🚭
#NoTobacco 🚭
#NoTobacco 🚭

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@WHOWPRO @pahowho @WHO_Europe @WHOEMRO @WHOSEARO @WHOAFRO @DrTedros @UN @UN_News_Centre New estimates show that three key interventions - vaccinating against HPV, screening and treatment - could save 62 million lives from #CervicalCancer and prevent 74 million cases within the next 100 years ➡️ bit.ly/2v0yaNi
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@WHOWPRO @pahowho @WHO_Europe @WHOEMRO @WHOSEARO @WHOAFRO @DrTedros @UN @UN_News_Centre #CervicalCancer is the 4th most common #cancer in women. In 2018, an estimated 570 000 women were diagnosed with cervical cancer 🌏🌍🌎 and about 311 000 women died from the disease.
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@WHOWPRO @pahowho @WHO_Europe @WHOEMRO @WHOSEARO @WHOAFRO @DrTedros @UN @UN_News_Centre When diagnosed, #CervicalCancer is one of the most successfully treatable forms of #cancer, as long as it is detected early and managed effectively. Cancers diagnosed in late stages can also be controlled with appropriate treatment & palliative care.
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@WHOWPRO @pahowho @WHO_Europe @WHOEMRO @WHOSEARO @WHOAFRO @DrTedros @UN @UN_News_Centre DYK: #Cancer is a leading cause of death for children, with at least 300,000 new cases diagnosed each year among children aged 0-19 years.
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@WHOWPRO @pahowho @WHO_Europe @WHOEMRO @WHOSEARO @WHOAFRO @DrTedros @UN @UN_News_Centre Children with #cancer in low- and middle-income countries are about 4 times more likely to die of the disease than children in high-income countries.
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@WHOWPRO @pahowho @WHO_Europe @WHOEMRO @WHOSEARO @WHOAFRO @DrTedros @UN @UN_News_Centre #BreastCancer impacts 2.1 MILLION women each year, and also causes the greatest number of #cancer-related deaths among women. In 2018, it is estimated that 627,000 women died from breast cancer.

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@WHOWPRO @pahowho @WHO_Europe @WHOEMRO @WHOSEARO @WHOAFRO @DrTedros @UN @UN_News_Centre #BreastCancer is increasing particularly in developing countries where the majority of cases are diagnosed in late stages. Early detection of #cancer greatly increases the chances for successful treatment.
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