Friday, February 6, 2014 On World Cancer Day, 2014 Report Shows benefits of Prevention and arly Detection Website

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The global number of cancer related deaths is on the rise, with the developing world disproportionally affected - a trend that can only be stopped by implementing effective prevention and early-detection mechanisms, according to the 2014 World Cancer eport! The report was launched coinciding with World Cancer "ay by the #nternational $gency for esearch on Cancer, a speciali%ed agency of the World &ealth 'rgani%ation! in which over 2(0 scientists from all over the world publish their findings and update the international community about the multiple aspects of cancer research and control! $lthough the treatment for most cancer types has undergone rapid transformation in the past few decades, the report shows that the number of cancer cases has been rising steadily to 14 million new cases per year, and both the number of cases and cancer related deaths are e)pected to increase in the ne)t two decades! "espite the rise of better treatment, it is prevention and early detection that is needed to curb the rise in cancer deaths! *"espite e)citing advances, this report shows that we cannot treat our way out of the cancer problem,+ "r Christopher Wild, "irector of the #$ C and contributor to the World Cancer eport 2014 says! *,ore commitment to prevention and early detection is desperately needed in order to complement improved treatments and address the alarming rise in cancer burden globally!+ The e)ponentially growing cancer burden affects both the developed and the developing world, but where developed countries suffer under the economic weight of cancer treatments, developing economies are not even closely capable of supporting sufficient healthcare service for these rapidly rising group in need of cancer treatment, as the annual costs of cancer hovers around 1!1- trillion dollars! *The rise of cancer worldwide is a ma.or obstacle to human development and well-being, "r Wild emphasi%ed! *These new figures and pro.ections send a strong signal that immediate action is needed to confront this human disaster, which touches every community worldwide, without e)ception!+ /etter and more widely implemented healthcare communication and preventative care could prevent about half of all cancers, according to the report! 0overnment-bac1ed vaccination campaigns for the prevention of &uman 2apilloma 3irus, which causes cancer of the cervi), and &epatitis / which ignites liver cancer, would dramatically reduce these cancers! Controlling other health-reducing trends li1e

smo1ing and obesity can reduce the ris1s of cancers of the lung and the large bowel! *0overnments must show political commitment to progressively step up the implementation and early detection of high-4uality screening and early detection programs, which are an investment rather than a cost,+ "r! /ernard W! 5teward, co-author of the report said! 6ow-cost and low-tech methods of early detection have proven their effectiveness in countries where the latest high-tech technology is only available to a limited group! 3isual screening with acetic acid for cervical cancer, cold coagulation treatment 7heat treatment8 of precancerous lesions on the cervi) have shown successes in clinics throughout Costa ica and #ndia! $ccording to "octor stewards, it is critical for the governments of developing countries to enforce regulatory measures and prevention plans, and commit to them in order to protect their citi%ens! *$de4uate legislation can encourage healthier behavior,+ "r 5tewards said! *$s well as having its recogni%ed in protecting people from wor1place ha%ards and environmental pollutants,!+