What's the risk to get cancer?

In all the publication, The World Health Organisation (W.H.O.) summarise what we know about cancer from scientific research: Cancer is largely preventable: By stopping smoking, providing healthy food and avoiding the exposure to carcinogens. The most frequent cancer types are curable by surgery, chemotherapy or radiotherapy. The chance of cure increases substantially if cancer is detected early. Quality of life of cancer patients and their families can be greatly improved by the provision of palliative care. Recommendations from the World Health Organisation concerning cancer include action in the following areas: