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Developments in the Fight Against Cancer

For anyone who is told they have cancer, the news comes as a shock. It changes their lives - and also those of their friends and relatives. Patients are often overwhelmed with well-meant advice and a variety of possiblities when it comes to treatment.

Bildunterschrift: Großansicht des Bildes mit der Bildunterschrift:  Statistically, one in three Europeans will de diagnosed with cancer in the course of their lifetime. Most cases occur in people aged 60 or over. A recent US study ascertained that some 20,000 people die every day as a consequence of cancer. But there have also been successes in the search for treatments. Screening programmes have led to more cases being diagnosed early - and therapies are better able to specifically target the different kinds of tumors.

 
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