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JNCI Journal of the National Cancer Institute 2006 98(16):1106-1107; doi:10.1093/jnci/djj352
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NEWS

Developing Countries Face Growing Cancer Burden

Brian Vastag

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Growing concerns about cancer in the developing world dominated this year's World Cancer Congress, held in Washington, D.C., in July.

"Cancer in the developing world is a disaster waiting to happen," said Franco Cavalli, M.D., president of the International Union Against Cancer (UICC), the meeting's sponsor. He cited estimates showing that by 2020 cancer will kill more than 10 million people per year worldwide, with 7 million of those deaths occurring in countries that can least afford health care.


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