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On February 4 each year, campaigners, survivors and families who lost loved ones to cancer mark World Cancer Day.
Cancer kills about 10 million people worldwide each year
and each of us will have lost friends, family or colleagues. We may
also know many more who have undergone treatment.
But at least one third of common cancers are preventable,
and early detection and treatment mean patients can often be saved.
Three women who call the UAE home have been reflecting on their own fight against the disease, and their recovery. Start taking care of yourself and your body
Ulfat Anjum, 44, was
showed that the number of cancer operations around the world could surge from nine million to 13.8 million in the next 20 years.
The greatest increase will be
in 33 low-income nations, according to the study published by
The Lancet.
Dr Humaid Al Shamsi, Emirates Oncology Society
It found the surgical workforce in high-income countries would need to increase four-fold, while 5.5 times the current number of anaesthetists
would be required.
“We will face a growing demand for cancer surgery so it is important we build teams to cope with this,” said Dr Stephen Grobmyer, chairman of the oncology institute at Cleveland Clinic Abu Dhabi.