1 June 2010

GLOBOCAN 2008: Cancer Incidence and Mortality Worldwide

The International Agency for Research on Cancer today announces GLOBOCAN 2008, which provides the most accurate assessment of the global cancer burden and shows that in 2008 a majority of the 12.7 million new cases of cancer and the 7.6 million cancer deaths worldwide occurred in developing countries.
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See Related Links: IARC Press Release No. 201
GLOBOCAN 2008 Presentation, Geneva 01/06/2010

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Publication date: 1 June, 2010, 0:00

Direct link: https://www.iarc.who.int/news-events/globocan-2008-cancer-incidence-and-mortality-worldwide/

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