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Jump to full article: Modern Ghana (gh), 2009-08-24
Author: Naa Bettey Nelson - Ghanaian Chronicle General News
Intro: Vision for Alternative Development (VALD) has stated that Labram M. Musah the General Secretary, will represent the organisation at the premiere of the LIVESTRONG Global Cancer Summit in Dublin, Ireland, from August 24 - 26, this year.
This is the first-ever event to bring together world leaders, advocates and corporations from more than 60 countries to address the global cancer burden. . . .
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In 2002, there were 6.7 million cancer deaths worldwide with less than 5% of these in sub-Saharan Africa. It is estimated that by 2020, cancer could kill 10.3 million people worldwide, with a 50 to 75 percentage increase in cancer mortality in sub-Saharan Africa.
As of now Ghana has no national statistical records of cancer cases, but a research conducted by the Korle-bu Teaching Hospital (KBTH) revealed it.
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