Premature Cancer Deaths Cost BRICS Countries More Than $46B In Productivity Losses, U.N. Study Shows
U.N. News Centre: Over $46 billion lost to premature cancer deaths in BRICS economies, U.N. research finds
“Premature deaths as a result of cancer is costing major emerging economies tens of billions of dollars a year, a new United Nations health study has found, underlining the need for context-specific strategies for both prevention as well as treatment for those suffering from the disease…” (1/31).
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