02/04/2014
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The National Cancer Institute ( Inca ) today ( 4 ) released its forecast for the emergence of new cases in 2014 . If there is no change of habits of some Brazilian nor investments in prevention, Inca estimates that 576,000 new cases of the disease can be diagnosed this year .
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According to a survey of the organ , the skin cancer - non-melanoma type , should be the most diagnosed in the population , expected to rise to 182 thousand new cases , followed by prostate tumors ( 69 000 ) in the case of men , and breast (57 mil) cancer for women . Then are cancers of the colon and rectum and lung .
Despite the diagnostic prediction of over half a million new cases , experts warn Inca , this World Cancer Day , a healthy , smoke -free life , with regular practice and exercise without excessive consumption of alcoholic beverages , can help reduce the estimated half .
With the exception of skin cancer , most new cases of the disease should appear in men , who are more likely to develop prostate cancer , lung, colon and rectum, stomach and oral cavity . In women , after breast cancer , tend to be more frequent in colon and rectum , cervix , lung and thyroid .
Source : Brazil Agency
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