Cancer deaths in Asia

Cancer is a major killer, claiming about 17,000 lives per day. It is a serious cause for concern that 54% of the cancer deaths occur in Asia alone. I guess one reason for this is Asia is the most populated continent. With countries like India and China holding over one billion people each, one could begin to fathom this statistic better. But even then, a latest study by french researchers have found that the occurence of cancer is expected to rise by 75% in developed nations and by 90% in developing nations by 2030.

Now this statistic cannot be just another statistic that one might brush off lightly. Many reasons are being given for the rise in cancer cases the world over - and unless we take care, fund research better and get research to be communicated more to the lay persons, we would be at a loss really.

Source : http://www.cancerresearchuk.org/cancer-info/cancerstats/world/the-global-picture/