[ti:Worldwide Cancer Rates Rising] [by:www.51voa.com] [00:00.00]更多听力请访问51VOA.COM [00:00.00]Around the world, one in six deaths is from cancer. [00:05.87]And a new study notes an increase in cancer rates around the world. [00:12.87]This study comes from the International Agency for Research on Cancer, [00:19.80]an agency of the World Health Organization (WHO). [00:23.79]It attempts to estimate the number of cancer cases [00:28.05]and cancer death rates in 185 countries. [00:34.22]The study estimates that 18 million new cancer cases will be reported in 2018. [00:43.70]It adds that about 9.6 million people are expected to die of cancer this year. [00:52.50]The study found that, around the world, [00:56.24]one in five men and one in six women develop cancer during their lifetime. [01:03.84]It also found that more men than women die of cancer. [01:10.53]The study estimates that nearly half of the new cancer cases [01:15.99]and more than half of cancer deaths this year will take place in Asia. [01:23.17]This is partly because nearly 60 percent [01:27.45]of the world's population lives on that continent. [01:32.26]The new study looked at 36 kinds of cancer. The most common were: [01:39.86]· lung [01:40.85]· breast [01:41.82]· colorectal [01:43.05]· prostate [01:44.15]· skin cancer (non-melanoma) [01:45.76]· and stomach [01:47.18]Lung cancer is one of the leading causes of death worldwide. [01:53.03]The study estimates that nearly 1.8 million people will die of lung cancer this year. [02:01.80]The study also attempted to show where in the world cancer rates are rising the most. [02:09.33]Freddie Bray is with the International Agency for Research on Cancer. [02:15.70]He says that by the year 2040, the number of new cancer cases [02:21.66]is expected to rise to 29.3 million worldwide. [02:28.11]He said this will cause financial hardship in areas lacking the money needed to fight cancer. [02:36.29]"The biggest increases in the cancer burden, [02:39.34]a doubling of the cancer burden to 2040, [02:42.06]is going to occur in countries at the lowest levels of socio-economic development [02:47.86]-- some in Sub-Saharan Africa, some in South America, some in southern Asia. [02:53.68]But the countries faced with this increasing cancer burden [02:57.13]are presently ill-equipped to deal with the pending increase." [03:01.23]The WHO reports that between 30–50 percent of cancers [03:07.79]can be prevented by avoiding certain risk factors. [03:13.33]Some factors may increase a person's chance of getting cancer. [03:18.55]Examples are: [03:20.85]· tobacco use, including smoking cigarettes and smokeless tobacco [03:27.04]· being overweight [03:29.47]· having an unhealthy diet; not eating enough fruit and vegetables [03:35.84]· lack of physical exercise [03:39.55]· alcohol use [03:41.75]· air pollution [03:43.79]· burning solid fuels indoors [03:46.97]Etienne Krug is the director of the WHO's Department of Non-Communicable Diseases. [03:55.57]To protect yourself, he suggests several steps. [04:00.77]He says cutting down on tobacco and alcohol use [04:05.23]may reduce your chance of getting cancer. [04:08.79]He also suggests that by exercising more and eating better, [04:14.17]you may help to protect yourself against cancer. [04:17.80]For some cancers, he says that getting vaccinated may also help. [04:24.30]Vaccines can help to strengthen the body's natural defenses [04:28.69]against some cancers, like cervical and liver cancers. [04:34.75]"And we also could do a lot by increasing immunization [04:37.28]against some cancers like cervical cancer and liver cancers, for example. [04:42.22]But for those who have cancer, cancer should not be a death sentence anymore." [04:47.55]Krug suggests that other steps can help to increase cancer survival rates. [04:54.47]They include strengthening health services, [04:58.86]improving early diagnosis and providing access to proper treatment. [05:06.72]He adds that special care should be given to patients with inoperable cancer to help ease their suffering. [05:17.25]For more information, visit the website of the Global Cancer Observatory, [05:24.10]which is part of the International Agency for Research on Cancer. [05:30.03]It has created a detailed web page called CANCER TODAY [05:35.25]presenting these findings in easy-to-read infographics. [05:40.71]I'm Anna Matteo. [05:43.22]更多听力请访问51VOA.COM