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Cancer
About Cancer
Named by Hippocrates using the Greek word for crab, karkinos. In countries such as the UK, about one in two people will develop cancer in their lifetime. There are over 200 types. The US War on Cancer was declared in 1971. Survival rates in many countries have improved substantially over recent decades. Tobacco causes about 22% of cancer deaths globally.
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