Coincides with World Cancer Day is commemorated every February 4, the World Health Organization (WHO) provides a stunning report. WHO report, at least 40 percent of 12 million people diagnosed with cancer each year. In the site www.who.int, WHO estimates, 84 million people died of cancer in the period 2005 to 2015. To anticipate the surge of cancer mortality, then every 4 February, WHO together with the International Union Against Cancer (IUAC) conduct cancer prevention campaign. Still in the same report, the WHO also revealed several key factors causing cancer. First, the habits of smoking.
According to WHO, at least 1.8 million deaths due to cancer caused by smoking. "As many as 60 percent of the total number of deaths caused by smoking were found in developing countries and underdeveloped," said the WHO statement. Another factor is obesity. Until now as many as 274,000 people die from cancer caused by obesity factor. Excessive alcohol consumption also lead to cancer. WHO reported, as many as 351,000 cancer patients die due to alcohol.
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