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2004 年职称英语等级考试试题、答案及题 解卫生类 （B 级 ）试题 6 Global Cancer Rates to Rise by 50 ％by 2020 The number of new cancer cases worldwide is expected to increase by 50 ％but the year ． 2020 But a new report suggests that as many as a third of new cancers could be avoided by adopting healthier lifestyles and through public health action ． The World Cancer Report ，released by the ， International Agency for Research on Cancer, shows that cancer has now emerged as a major public health threat in developing countries as well as rich ones ． Overall ．cancer was responsible for 12 ％of all deaths in 2000. But in many countries more than a quarter Of all deaths are caused by cancer ． The report shows that 10 million new cancers were diagnosed globally in 2000 ．and that number is expected to rise to 1 5 million by 2020 ． Researchers say most of that increase will mainly be due to steadily aging populations in both developed and developing countries and current trends in smoking and other unhealthy habits ． Cancer has emerged as a major public health problem in developing countries for the first time ， matching its effect in industrialized（ 工业化的 ）countries ，said researcher Paul Kleihues , MD . director of IARC 。in a news release . Once considered aWesterndisease ， the Report highlights that more than 50 percent of the worlds cancer burden ．in terms of both numbers of cases and deaths ．already Occurs in developing countries ． The risk of being diagnosed with cancer in developed countries is double that in less-developed ones ．However, the risk of dying from cancer is much higher in developing countries ， where 80%of cancer patients already have late-stage in curable tumors（ 肿瘤）at the time of diag no sis . Researchers say cancer rates have traditionally been higher in developed countries due to greater exposure to tobacco ， occupational carcinogens（ 致癌物）， and an unhealthy Western diet and lifestyle ．As less-developed countries become industrialized and more prosperous ， they tend to adopt the hig