A new cancer study from the World Health Organization
<p><span word="Today">Today</span>, <span word="Steve">Steve</span> <span word="Ember">Ember</span> <span word="tells">tells</span> <span word="us">us</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="new">new</span> <span word="cancer">cancer</span> <span word="study">study</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="World">World</span> <span word="Health">Health</span> <span word="Organization">Organization</span>. <span word="Health">Health</span> <span word="experts">experts</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="predicting">predicting</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="big">big</span> <span word="increase">increase</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="cancer">cancer</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="world">world</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="big">big</span> <span word="cities">cities</span>.</p><p><span word="I">I</span>’<span word="ll">ll</span> <span word="tell">tell</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="group">group</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="using">using</span> <span word="vaccinations">vaccinations</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="try">try</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="keep">keep</span> <span word="tens">tens</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="thousands">thousands</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="girls">girls</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="eight">eight</span> <span word="countries">countries</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="developing">developing</span> <span word="cervical">cervical</span> <span word="cancer">cancer</span>.</p><p><span word="And">And</span> <span word="June">June</span> <span word="Simms">Simms</span> <span word="takes">takes</span> <span word="us">us</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="Roman">Roman</span> <span word="Catholic">Catholic</span> <span word="school">school</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="African">African</span>-<span word="American">American</span> <span word="girls">girls</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Washington">Washington</span>, <span word="DC">DC</span>. <span word="In">In</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="nation">nation</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="capital">capital</span>, <span word="fewer">fewer</span> <span word="than">than</span> <span word="half">half</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="children">children</span> <span word="finish">finish</span> <span word="high">high</span> <span word="school">school</span>. <span word="But">But</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="school">school</span>, 90 <span word="percent">percent</span> <span word="do">do</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="World">World</span> <span word="Health">Health</span> <span word="Organization">Organization</span> <span word="reports">reports</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="one">one</span>-<span word="third">third</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="cancer">cancer</span> <span word="deaths">deaths</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="preventable">preventable</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="VOA">VOA</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="Steve">Steve</span> <span word="Ember">Ember</span> <span word="tells">tells</span> <span word="us">us</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="new">new</span> <span word="study">study</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="finds">finds</span> <span word="cancer">cancer</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="still">still</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="leading">leading</span> <span word="cause">cause</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="death">death</span> <span word="worldwide">worldwide</span>.</p><p><span word="WHO">WHO</span> <span word="officials">officials</span> <span word="say">say</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="than">than</span> <span word="two">two</span>-<span word="thirds">thirds</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="new">new</span> <span word="cases">cases</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="deaths">deaths</span> <span word="take">take</span> <span word="place">place</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="developing">developing</span> <span word="countries">countries</span>. <span word="And">And</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="say">say</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="number">number</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="cases">cases</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="increasing">increasing</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="frightening">frightening</span> <span word="rate">rate</span>.</p><p><span word="Andreas">Andreas</span> <span word="Ullrich">Ullrich</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="medical">medical</span> <span word="officer">officer</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="WHO">WHO</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="Department">Department</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Chronic">Chronic</span> <span word="Diseases">Diseases</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Health">Health</span> <span word="Promotion">Promotion</span>. <span word="He">He</span> <span word="says">says</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="future">future</span> <span word="outlook">outlook</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="grim">grim</span>.</p><p>“<span word="With">With</span> <span word="population">population</span> <span word="aging">aging</span>, <span word="in">in</span> <span word="particularly">particularly</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="exposure">exposure</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="major">major</span> <span word="risk">risk</span> <span word="factors">factors</span> <span word="like">like</span> <span word="tobacco">tobacco</span>, <span word="we">we</span> <span word="expect">expect</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="over">over</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="next">next</span> 20 <span word="years">years</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="number">number</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="new">new</span> <span word="cases">cases</span> <span word="per">per</span> <span word="year">year</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="double">double</span>.”</p><p><span word="Dr">Dr</span>. <span word="Ullrich">Ullrich</span> <span word="notes">notes</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="some">some</span> <span word="activities">activities</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="increase">increase</span> <span word="your">your</span> <span word="risk">risk</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="cancer">cancer</span>. <span word="Major">Major</span> <span word="risk">risk</span> <span word="factors">factors</span> <span word="include">include</span> <span word="tobacco">tobacco</span> <span word="use">use</span>, <span word="drinking">drinking</span> <span word="alcoholic">alcoholic</span> <span word="products">products</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="lack">lack</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="physical">physical</span> <span word="activity">activity</span>. <span word="He">He</span> <span word="says">says</span> <span word="health">health</span> <span word="experts">experts</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="predicting">predicting</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="major">major</span> <span word="increase">increase</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="cancer">cancer</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="world">world</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="cities">cities</span>.</p>
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