| Strathmore University Medical Centre Cancer Awareness Month October 2013

| Cancer Awareness Month Cancer Facts…

| Cancer Awareness Month Smoking causes an estimated 90% of lung cancer.

| Cancer Awareness Month Those who sleep less than six hours a night are more likely to develop colon cancer than those who sleep more.

| Cancer Awareness Month An estimated 5 to 10% of cancers are entirely hereditary.

| The most common cancer in women globally is breast cancer.

| Approximately 15% of all cancers worldwide are due to infections. The microbes most responsible for cancer are the bacterium Helicobacter pylori (gastric cancer), HPV (cervical and other cancers), and Hepatitis B and C (liver cancer).

| Cancer Awareness Month Researchers believe that more than half of all cancers and cancer deaths are potentially preventable.

| Cancer Awareness Month Lung, prostate, and stomach cancers are the most commonly diagnosed cancers in men.

| Breast, cervix, and colorectal cancers are the most commonly diagnosed cancers in women.

| Cancer Awareness Month There are 28 million cancer survivors worldwide.

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