04 Feb World Cancer Day Raises Awareness Of Disease And Prevention

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World Cancer Day is observed on February 4. It is the global uniting initiative led by the Union for International Cancer Control (UICC). 

Here at KA Imaging, we are proud to have partnered with Grand River Hospital to test the effectiveness of the Reveal 35C x-ray detector in patients with lung cancer. 

Learn more about this disease, which is considered the 2nd leading cause of death in the world.

infographic showing different statistics on Cancer in Canada, the US and globally. Feb 4 is World Cancer Day.

References

 

1.World Health Organization. Cancer. Retrieved February 1, 2021 from https://www.who.int/news-room/fact-sheets/detail/cancer

2.World Health Organization. Cancer Tomorrow. Estimated number of new cases from 2020 to 2025, Both sexes. Retrieved February 1,2021 from https://gco.iarc.fr/tomorrow/en/dataviz/isotypeyears=2025&single_unit=1000000&types=0&group_populations=0&multiple_populations=0&populations=900

3.World Health Organization. Cancer Tomorrow. Estimated number of deaths from 2020 to 2025, Both sexes. Retrieved February 1,2021 from https://gco.iarc.fr/tomorrow/en/dataviz/isotypeyears=2025&single_unit=1000000&types=1&group_populations=0&multiple_populations=0&populations=900

4.Brenner D.R., et al. (2020). Projected estimates of cancer in Canada in 2020. CMAJ. doi: 10.1503/cmaj.191292

5. American Cancer Society. (2021). Cancer Facts & Figures 2021. Retrieved February 1, 2021 from https://www.cancer.org/content/dam/cancer-org/research/cancer-facts-and-statistics/annual-cancer-facts-and-figures/2021/cancer-facts-and-figures-2021.pdf

6. National Cancer Institute. (2020). Cancer Prevention Overview (PDQ) – Patient Version. Retrieved February 1,2021 from https://www.cancer.gov/about-cancer/causes-prevention/patient-prevention-overview-pdq



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