Feb 3, 2025 · WHO fact sheet on cancer providing key facts and information on figures, causes, risk factors, prevention, early diagnosis, treatment, palliative care, WHO response.

El cáncer es la segunda causa de muerte en el mundo. Ocasiona cada año 10 millones de defunciones. Aproximadamente, una de cada seis defunciones en el mundo se debe a esta enfermedad.

Dec 22, 2025 · 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 …

Feb 3, 2022 · Principaux faits sur le cancer dans le monde, ses causes, ses facteurs de risque, les traitements existants et sur les recommandations de l'OMS.

Le cancer a plus de chances d'être traité efficacement lorsqu'il est dépisté à un stade précoce, ce qui se traduit par une plus grande probabilité de survie ainsi que par une réduction de la morbidité et du …

Feb 3, 2026 · Up to four in ten cancer cases worldwide could be prevented, according to a new global analysis from the World Health Organization (WHO) and its International Agency for Research on …

Apr 28, 2023 · 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 …

Nov 26, 2025 · The link between alcohol and cancer has been firmly established since 1988, when the International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC) classified alcohol as a Group 1 carcinogen. …

Jul 28, 2017 · Cancer is a generic term for a large group of diseases characterized by the growth of abnormal cells beyond their usual boundaries that can then invade adjoining parts of the body and/or …

Between 30-50% of all cancer cases are preventable. Prevention offers the most cost-effective long-term strategy for the control of cancer.