运动休闲－一年死760万:WHO呼吁与癌症抗争

　　2005年全球760万人死于癌症，世界卫生组织周五的会议上呼吁，如果不采取有效措施，这个人类的头号杀手在未来10年内，还要至少夺取8400万人的生命……

The World Health Organization (WHO) called here on Friday for global efforts to combat cancer, which caused some 7.6 million deaths in 2005.

Cancer is a leading cause of death globally, and 84 million people will die in the next 10 years if action is not taken, Dr. Catherine Le Gales-Camus, WHO assistant director-general for noncommunicable diseases and mental health, told reporters at a press conference.

She said the WHO has proposed a global goal of reducing chronic¹ disease death rates by 2 percent per annum from 2006 to 2015. Achievement of this goal would avert² over 8 million of the projected 84 million deaths due to cancer in the next decade, she said.

According to the official, more than 70 percent of all cancer deaths occur in low and middle-income countries, where resources available for prevention, diagnosis³ and treatment of cancer are limited or nonexistent.

"We must, first and foremost, address the tremendous inequalities between developed and developing countries in terms of cancer prevention, treatment and care," Le Gales-Camus said.

It is estimated that over 40 percent of all cancer can be prevented. However, dramatic increases in risk factors such as tobacco use and obesity⁴ are contributing to the rise in cancer rates, particularly in low and middle-income countries.

Tobacco use alone accounts for some 1.5 million cancer deaths per year, WHO figures show.

重要词汇

obesity  n. 肥胖症

1 chronic   

adj.(疾病)长期未愈的，慢性的；极坏的

参考例句：

• Famine differs from chronic malnutrition.饥荒不同于慢性营养不良。
• Chronic poisoning may lead to death from inanition.慢性中毒也可能由虚弱导致死亡。

2 avert   

v.防止，避免；转移(目光、注意力等)

参考例句：

• He managed to avert suspicion.他设法避嫌。
• I would do what I could to avert it.我会尽力去避免发生这种情况。

3 diagnosis   

n.诊断，诊断结果，调查分析，判断

参考例句：

• His symptoms gave no obvious pointer to a possible diagnosis.他的症状无法作出明确的诊断。
• The engineer made a complete diagnosis of the bridge's collapse.工程师对桥的倒塌做一次彻底的调查分析。

4 obesity   

n.肥胖，肥大

参考例句：

• One effect of overeating may be obesity.吃得过多能导致肥胖。
• Sugar and fat can more easily lead to obesity than some other foods.糖和脂肪比其他食物更容易导致肥胖。