Knowledge Action Portal on NCDs

Fact sheet: Cancer

WHO Regional Office for Africa

17 Oct 2018

Fact sheet: Cancer

This fact sheet presents an overview with key facts on cancer, its risk factors, burden, and WHO response in the African Region.

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Fact sheet Cancer

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