Armenian dies of cancer at 19.9% of patients. These are the data disseminated by the Ministry of health. In 2010, the incidence of cancer in Armenia the total disease amounted to 3.4%. Among men the most common lung cancer and respiratory illnesses, and among women breast and cervical cancer.
4 February marks the World Health Organization (who) as the international day of the fight against cancer. According to who, the number of deaths from cancer in the world continues to grow. In 2020, there will be 20 million. new cancer patients and the number of deaths reaches 10 million. While 70% of cancer cases registered in poor countries.
Smoking is one of the main reasons for its creation, as well as air pollution, chronic infectious diseases, alcohol abuse. In the absence of these factors can reduce the incidence of cancer, at 30%, says who.
