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Today is #WorldCancerDay

Here are some ways to ↘️ your #cancer risk:
🚭 Don't use tobacco
🏊‍♂️ Exercise regularly
🍅 Eat healthy foods
☀️ Avoid strong sunlight for prolonged periods
🥃 Drink less alcohol

Let's beat cancer!

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#Cancer is on the rise ↗️ !
Almost 20 million people were diagnosed with cancer in 2020. Currently, 1⃣ in 5⃣ people worldwide 🌎🌍🌏 develop cancer during their lifetime.

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The most commonly occurring #cancer types worldwide 🌎🌍🌏 are:
🔸 Breast cancer: 12%
🔸 Lung cancer: 11%
🔸 Colorectal cancer: 10%
🔸 Prostate cancer: 7%

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#Cancer cases are increasing ↗️: In 2040, it is predicted that the number of new diagnoses of #cancer will be nearly 50% higher than in 2020. The greatest increases will be in low- and middle-income countries.

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Many cancers can be cured if diagnosed early and treated appropriately. Strengthening early diagnosis and increasing access to treatment improves the chance of survival for millions of people living with #cancer.

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#VaccinesWork to help prevent #cancer:
✅ Human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccination to protect against cervical cancer
✅ Hepatitis B vaccination to protect against liver cancer

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Cervical cancer could be the first #cancer EVER in the world 🌎🌍🌏 to be eliminated, if:
9⃣0⃣% of girls are vaccinated
7⃣0⃣% of women are screened
9⃣0⃣% of women with cervical disease receive treatment

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Over time, breathing in radon, a tasteless, colourless, odourless carcinogenic radioactive gas, ↗️ lung cancer risk. Residential radon exposure was estimated to have caused 84,000 deaths by lung #cancer in 2019

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In some countries, radon exposure is a leading cause of lung #cancer, after smoking. More action is needed to ↘️ the impacts of this carcinogenic gas.

WHO launched the 🆕 radon database to provide ℹ️ on 🌐 efforts to protect health from radon exposure:
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To help ↘️ the #cancer burden around the 🌐, WHO:
✅Monitors the cancer burden
✅Supports countries to screen for, diagnose and treat cancer
✅Identifies the most cost-effective strategies
✅Coordinates research and partner engagement

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In 2021, WHO will launch a the global #BreastCancer initiative that aims to ↘️ deaths from breast #cancer by:
✅ promoting breast health
✅ improving early diagnosis
✅ ensuring access to quality cancer treatment

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An estimated 2.3 million women were diagnosed with #BreastCancer in 2020. Among women, breast cancer is the most commonly-diagnosed #cancer and the leading cause of cancer death worldwide 🌎🌍🌏

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#BreastCancer is increasing, particularly in low- and middle-income countries, where the majority of cases are diagnosed at a late stage. Early detection of #cancer greatly increases the chances for successful treatment.

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#Cancer is the second leading cause of death 🌎🌍🌏, responsible for 10 million deaths in 2020.

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Let's beat cancer!

Before #COVID19, cancer treatment services were reported to be available in:
🔸 90% of high-income countries
🔸 30% of low-income countries

A survey conducted in 2020 indicated that treatment for #cancer had been disrupted in >40% of countries surveyed during the pandemic

Currently, in most low- & middle-income countries, #cancer is diagnosed at an advanced stage, when treatment is generally less effective, more expensive & more disabling

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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

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