Monday, June 4, 2007

Only 1 of 5 children survive cancer in poor countries

Only 20 percent of children survive cancer in poor countries (AFP)

Iraqi cancer patient Abdul Rahman. Only 20 percent of children growing in poor countries survive a battle with cancer, despite progress made in recent decades in the fight against the disease in the industrialized world, scientists said(AFP/File/Khalil Mazraawi)AFP - Only 20 percent of children growing in poor countries survive a battle with cancer, despite progress made in recent decades in the fight against the disease in the industrialized world, scientists said.


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