Cancer - World Health Organization (WHO)
Cancer mortality is reduced when cases are detected and treated early. There are two components of early detection: early diagnosis and screening. Early diagnosis. When identified early, cancer is more likely to respond to treatment and can result in a greater probability of survival with less morbidity, as well as less expensive treatment.

Cancer - World Health Organization (WHO)
Cancer is the second leading cause of death globally, accounting for an estimated 9.6 million deaths, or 1 in 6 deaths, in 2018. Lung, prostate, colorectal, stomach and liver cancer are the most common types of cancer in men, while breast, colorectal, lung, cervical and thyroid cancer are the most common among women.

Cáncer - World Health Organization (WHO)
Global burden of cancer attributable to infections in 2018: a worldwide incidence analysis. Lancet Glob Health. 2020;8(2): e180-e190. (3) Assessing national capacity for the prevention and control of noncommunicable diseases: report of the 2019 global survey.

Cancer - World Health Organization (WHO)
Les cancers les plus courants sont le cancer du sein, le cancer du poumon, le cancer colorectal et le cancer de la prostate. Près d’un tiers des décès par cancer sont dus au tabagisme, à un indice de masse corporelle élevé, à la consommation d’alcool, à un apport insuffisant en fruits et légumes ou à un manque d’exercice physique.

Cancer WPRO - World Health Organization (WHO)
Cancer is one of the leading causes of death in the world, particularly in developing countries. In the WHO Western Pacific Region, it is estimated that close to 6.8 million new cases of cancer occurred in 2022 (3.6 million in men and 3.2 million in women). Cancer kills nearly 3.5 million people each year in the Western Pacific Region.

Cáncer - World Health Organization (WHO)
«Cáncer» es un término amplio utilizado para aludir a un conjunto de enfermedades que se pueden originar en casi cualquier órgano o tejido del cuerpo cuando células anormales crecen de forma descontrolada, sobrepasan sus límites habituales e invaden partes adyacentes del cuerpo y/o se propagan a otros órganos.

Cáncer de pulmón - World Health Organization (WHO)
El cáncer de pulmón es un tipo de cáncer que comienza cuando células anormales crecen sin control en los pulmones. Es un importante problema de salud que puede causar daños graves y la muerte. Los síntomas del cáncer de pulmón incluyen tos persistente, dolor torácico y disnea. Es importante buscar rápidamente atención médica para evitar efectos graves para la salud. Los ...

Preventing cancer - World Health Organization (WHO)
Alcohol, as classified by the International Agency for Research on Cancer, is a toxic, psychoactive, and dependence-producing substance and a Group 1 carcinogen that is causally linked to 7 types of cancer, including oesophagus, liver, colorectal, and breast cancers. Alcohol consumption is associated with 740 000 new cancer cases each year.

Cancer : une charge toujours plus lourde dans le monde et des besoins ...
Chez la femme, le cancer du poumon et le cancer colorectal figurent en deuxième et troisième position en termes de nouveaux cas et de décès. Le cancer du col de l’utérus (en anglais) est le huitième cancer le plus courant au niveau mondial et constitue la neuvième cause de décès par cancer (661 044 nouveaux cas et 348 186 décès). C ...

Cancer treatment - World Health Organization (WHO)
A national cancer control programme should establish guidelines for integrating treatment resources with programmes for screening, early diagnosis, and palliative care, and provide therapeutic standards for the most important cancers in the country. The most effective and efficient treatment programmes are those that: