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[单项选择]第三篇 Global Cancer Rates to Rise by 50%by 2020
The number of new cancer cases worldwide is expected to increase by 50%by the year 2020.But a new report suggests that as many as a third of new cancers could be avoided by adopting healthier lifestyles and through public health action.
The World Cancer Report,released by the Intemational Agency for Research on Cancer, shows that cancer has now emerged as a major public health threat in developing countries as well as rich ones.
Overall,cancer was responsible for 12%of all deaths in 2000.But in many countries more than a quarter of all deaths are caused by cancer.
The report shows that 1 0 million new cancers were diagnosed globally in 2000。and that number is expected to rise to 1 5 million by 2020.Researchers say most of that increase will mainly be due to steadily aging populations in both developed and developing countries and current trends in smoking and other unhealthy habits.
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[单项选择]If market interest rates rise, the price of a callable bond, compared to an otherwise identical option-free bond, will most likely decrease by:( )
A. less than the option-free bond.
B. more than the option-free bond.
C. the same amount as the option-free bond.
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The Alliance for Global Cancer Control issued its first public statement today, calling for the rapid implementation of the Framework Convention on Tobacco Control (FCTC). The Alliance, the first worldwide coalition addressing global cancer control, emphasized that eliminating tobacco use could prevent an estimated 30% of all cancer cases and 90% of all lung cancer cases.
In the statement, issued at the World Conference on Tobacco or Health in Helsinki, the Alliance for Global Cancer Control supports and accepts shared responsibility for worldwide implementation of the FCTC. The FCTC is the first global health treaty and intends to curb the tobacco epidemic. Mare than 30 organizations signed the statement including the World Health Organization (WHO) and the International Union Against Cancer (UICC).
"The FCTC provides a unique opportunity for the global cancer control community to join forces with the tobacco control community to stop the spread of t