Cancer cases 'will more than double by 2030'

The number of diagnosed cancer cases will more than double between 2000 and 2030, primarily in poor countries, A United Nations research agency said today.

Cancer cases 'will more than double by 2030'

The number of diagnosed cancer cases will more than double between 2000 and 2030, primarily in poor countries, A United Nations research agency said today.

Dr Peter Boyle, director of the International Agency for Research on Cancer said the reasons for the increase included population growth, increased life expectancies and the transfer from the developed world to the developing world of cancer risk factors such as smoking.

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