Cancer killed 107.355 people in 2010
cancer killed 107.355 people in 2010 -In the last decade increased by 13 per cent deaths from this disease, affecting one in four Spanish – it is the leading cause of death in people aged between 40 and 79 years and children aged 5 to 14, according to data from the National Statistical Institute -lung cancer It stands as the higher mortality in Spain with more than 20,700 deaths per year. 76% More women died of this tumor on 2001 -La Fundación echo calls for greater investment in research to curb this trend and a greater involvement of the administrations and the private sector in the fight against cancer Madrid, March of 2012- the last report prepared by the National Institute of statistics on deaths according to cause of death Spain confirmed the bad news concerning the evolution of the deaths by cancer: in 2010 were killed in our country 2% more people from this disease, reaching a total of 107.355 deaths from neoplasms. The echo Foundation (excellence and quality of Oncology) formed by 24 heads of service of the main Spanish hospitals has detailed that in the last decade have increased 13 percent deaths by cancer, which affect one in four Spanish. According to Carlos Camps, President of the echo Foundation, we know that the incidence of cancer is increasingly more and unfortunately, at the moment, we can...
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