The Fight against the “Human Disaster” of Cancer in the Middle Eastern Countries
Journal Title: Sports and Exercise Medicine – Open Journal - Year 2015, Vol 1, Issue 5
Abstract
Cancer is considered to be one of the leading causes of death globally. With the increasing prevalence of cancer, the World Health Organization (WHO) expects cancer cases to surge in the next two decades from 14 million in 2012 to 22 million in 2022.1 Tremendous efforts are exerted world-wide to fight this “human disaster”.
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Michael Silbermann
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