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Up to 40% cancer cases are preventable, says WHO in new report

GENEVA/LYON (Xinhua): Up to 40 per cent of cancer cases worldwide are preventable, the World Health Organisation (WHO) has announced.

In a joint news release issued from Geneva and Lyon ahead of World Cancer Day, the WHO said the conclusion is based on a new global analysis conducted by the WHO and its International Agency for Research on Cancer.

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