Africa: Cancer Kills 20 Million People Annually

Posted to the web 10 October 2008 Masahudu Ankiilu Kumateh Cancer is set to become the newest epidemic in the developing world. It already kills more people worldwide than HIV/AIDS, Tubercloisis (TB) and malaria combined. It is estimated that currently cancer kills 20 million people in developing countries annually, and will triple to over 50 million new cases per annum, worldwide. The Head of AfrOx, a global anti-cancer non-governmental organisation (NGO), Prof. David Kerr, disclosed this at the launch of a Cancer Awareness Month in Accra. The Cancer Awareness Month is being organised by the Ghana Cancer Society (GCS), to create serious awareness about the threat posed by cancer. Some of the programmes drawn to celebrate the month's activities, included radio and TV talk shows, public lectures and free breast cancer... [read full story]