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  2. Causes of cancer - Wikipedia

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    Share of cancer deaths attributed to tobacco in 2016. [19] The incidence of lung cancer is highly correlated with smoking. Tobacco smoking is associated with many forms of cancer, [20] and causes 80% of lung cancer. [21]

  3. Cancer - Wikipedia

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    This makes invasive cancer the leading cause of death in the developed world and the second leading in the developing world. [24] Over half of cases occur in the developing world. [24] Deaths from cancer were 5.8 million in 1990. [209] Deaths have been increasing primarily due to longer lifespans and lifestyle changes in the developing world. [24]

  4. List of causes of death by rate - Wikipedia

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    For example, various Global Burden of Disease Studies investigate such factors and quantify recent developments – one such systematic analysis analyzed the (non)progress on cancer and its causes during the 2010–19-decade, indicating that 2019, ~44% of all cancer deaths – or ~4.5 M deaths or ~105 million lost disability-adjusted life years ...

  5. Epidemiology of cancer - Wikipedia

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    In 2007, cancer was the number one cause of death, contributing to 29.6% of all deaths in Canada. In 2007,the second highest cause of death was cardiovascular diseases, resulting in 21.5% of deaths. In 2011, prostate cancer was the most common form of cancer among males (about 28% of all new cases) and breast cancer the most common in females ...

  6. Infectious causes of cancer - Wikipedia

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    Worldwide in 2015, the most common causes of cancer death were lung cancer (1.6 million deaths), liver cancer (745,000 deaths), and stomach cancer (723,000 deaths). [7] Lung cancer is largely due to non-infectious causes, such as tobacco smoke. However, liver and stomach cancer are primarily due to infectious causes.

  7. Lung cancer - Wikipedia

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    Worldwide, lung cancer is the most diagnosed type of cancer, and the leading cause of cancer death. [ 95 ] [ 96 ] In 2020, 2.2 million new cases were diagnosed, and 1.8 million people died from lung cancer, representing 18% of all cancer deaths. [ 3 ]

  8. Category:Causes of death - Wikipedia

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    Vital statistics generally distinguish specific injuries and diseases as cause of death, from general categories like homicide, accident, and death by natural causes as manner of death. Both are listed in this category, as are both proximal and root causes of death. An injury that could be fatal is called major trauma; see also Category:Injuries.

  9. Preventable causes of death - Wikipedia

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    Figure 1: In 2011, deaths from potentially avoidable causes accounted for approximately 24% of all deaths registered in England and Wales. The leading cause of avoidable deaths was ischaemic heart disease in males and lung cancer in females. Preventable causes of death are causes of death related to risk factors which could have been avoided. [1]