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Cancer burden is nearly universal, yet highly inequitable in its impact: WHO report
The WHO's first survey on cancer inequities reveals widening disparities in access to prevention, diagnosis, treatment, and care. Women in high-income countries have an 87% five-year survival rate for breast cancer, compared to 42% in low-income countries.
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