April is the American Cancer Society's National Cancer Control Month in the U.S. Although progress has been made in reducing incidence and mortality rates and improvign survivial, cancer is still the leading cause of death in the world, according to the World Health Organization (WHO).
A total of 1,479,350 new cancer cases and 562,340 deaths from cancer were projected to occur in the United States in 2009, according to the American Cancer Society. "Healthy personal habits can reduce the risk of cancer, " wrote President Barack Obama in last year's monthly proclamation. "Smoking accounts for thousands of cancer deaths every year, and quitting - even after many years - can greatly reduce the risk of cancer."
There is much that you can do to lead a healthy life including learning to eat healthy and stay active. For more information, log on to http://www.cancer.org/.
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