Unhealthy lifestyle changes among people in developing countries are driving up the incidence of several cancers worldwide, the American Cancer Society said on Friday.
Cancer has long considered a problem of the developed world, but the developing world now accounts for the majority of new cancer cases diagnosed every year. Of approximately 12.7 million new cases of cancer diagnosed every year, 7.1 million of them are in the developing world.
Both the American Cancer Society and the World Health Organization (WHO) blame gains in developing countries on unhealthy habits associated what the WHO calls a "Western" lifestyle.
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