세계보건기구(WHO)가 20년 안에 암환자가 70% 이상 증가할 것이라고 전했다.
2008년 암 발병 건수가 1270만에서 2012년 1410만 건으로 증가한 것을 토대로 WHO는 20년 후 암 발병이 2500만 건에 달해 70% 증가할 것이라는 예측이다.
암 발병 중 남성은 폐암(16.7%)이 가장 많았고 전립선암(15%), 직장암(10%), 위암(8.5%), 간암(7.5%)이 뒤를 이었다. 여성은 유방암(25.2%) 발병이 가장 높았고, 직장암(9.2%), 폐암(8.7%), 자궁경부암(7.9%), 위암(4.8%) 등이 뒤를 이었다.
WHO는 암 예방을 위해 금주, 금연, 적절한 운동을 권고했다.
(코리아헤럴드 이신영 인턴기자 sylee@heraldcorp.com)
Worldwide cancer cases to soar by 70% over next 20 years Cancer cases worldwide are predicted to increase by 70 percent over the next two decades, from 14 million in 2012 to 25 million new cases a year, according to the World Health Organization.
The incidence of cancer globally has increased in just four years from 12.7 million in 2008 to 14.1 million new cases in 2012, when there were 8.2 million deaths. Over the next 20 years, it is expected to hit 25 million a year, a 70 percent increase
Lung cancer is the most commonly diagnosed cancer type among men (16.7 percent of cases) and the biggest killer (23.6 percent of deaths). Breast cancer is the most common cancer diagnosis for women (25.2 percent) and caused 14.7 percent of deaths, which is a drop and only just exceeds lung cancer deaths for women (13.8 percent).
Alcohol consumption, obesity and physical inactivity are all preventable causes of cancer, along with tobacco use, the report says.
By Lee Shin-young, Intern reporter ()
