WHO | 10 facts about cancer
https://www.who.int/features/factfiles/cancer/en10 facts about cancer. Updated February 2017. Cancer affects everyone – the young and old, the rich and poor, men, women and children – and represents a tremendous burden on patients, families and societies. Cancer is one of the leading causes of death in the world. Yet, many of these deaths can be avoided.
47 Interesting Facts About Cancer - The Fact File
https://thefactfile.org/cancer-facts27.08.2019 · 47 Interesting facts about cancer 1. The word cancer comes from the Latin for ‘crab’. 2. Even lack of physical exercise can be a cause of cancer. Other well known causes of this deadly disease are: use of tobacco, obesity, and exposure to radiation and pollutants. 3. Cancers can be hereditary. And in fact, 5-10% of the cancers are hereditary.