World Cancer Day: It's Important to Talk About Cancer

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Channel: American Cancer Society · 2014 · Nonprofits & Activism

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Cancer causes 1 in 8 deaths worldwide and is rapidly becoming a global pandemic. According to the International Agency for Research on Cancer, there were 12.7 million new cancer cases in 2008. If rates don't change, the global cancer burden is expected to nearly double to 21.4 million cases and 13.5 million deaths by 2030.

Learn more at http://cancer.org/global

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