Reports says developing countries remain uprepared for cancer prevention, diagnosis, treatment (Kaiser Family Foundation, International)

"Developing countries will bear 60 percent of the world's cancer burden by 2020 and 70 percent by 2030," according to a report released Thursday during the World Cancer Congress in Shenzhen, China, Reuters reports. These countries also lack the necessary "infrastructure … to prevent cancer, diagnose it early or provide long-term treatment, according to CanTreat International, which comprises experts from leading international cancer organizations," the news service writes.
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China tobacco firms accused of targeting children (Reuters)

Chinese tobacco companies are targeting women and children as potential smokers as the market in men has peaked, health experts said on Thursday.
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Smoke ban approved by city council (San Antonio Express-News)

The City Council on Thursday approved a fortified smoke-free ordinance aimed at protecting public health, despite pleas from frustrated bar and restaurant owners who said that the ban would hurt their business.
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Movie depictions of smoking decline as cigarette foes work to extinguish (Bloomberg)

Film directors’ dependence on cigarettes as a style setter is lessening, researchers led by Stanton Glantz, a campaigner for smoke-free films, said today in a report published by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention . . . In the U.S., smoking is responsible for almost 1 in 5 deaths, and about 8.6 million people suffer from smoking-related lung and heart diseases, according to the American Cancer Society in Atlanta.
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Tobacco killing hundreds of millions (AllAfrica.co)

Over 3 000 international cancer experts are currently meeting in China to renew their fight against a disease which is killing millions every year and to renew their efforts to control tobacco . . . Yesterday (THURSDAY) the American Cancer Society (ACS) and World Lung Foundation released the Chinese language version of the Tobacco Atlas revealing that the government-owned Chinese National Tobacco Corporation and its sales account for one-third of the global market.
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Lethal habit: Smoking to claim two million each year (China Daily)

Come 2025, and at least 2 million lives will be lost each year to smoking-related diseases in China, health experts have warned.
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