Article: Africa will bear brunt of cancer growth, summit told.(News)

BYLINE: Anso Thom

DUBLIN: Africa will be hardest hit by cancer - projected to be the biggest killer in the world by 2010 - with a massive treatment gap leading to people dying painful and undignified deaths of cancers that are preventable, treatable and curable.

A landmark report released yesterday at the Livestrong Global Cancer Summit has revealed that the total economic burden of new cancer cases will be a staggering $305 billion (R2.4 trillion) this year, while the treatment funding gap for this year is conservatively estimated at $217bn.

The summit is the first international cancer meeting bringing together world leaders, corporations, ...

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