A report by the World Health Organisation says millions of people are facing the physical, emotional and financial toll of cancer, a disease that claims more than 26 - thousand lives every day. The WHO says with an estimated 20- point - 6 million new cases and close to ten million deaths annually, cancer remains the second leading cause of death globally, after cardiovascular disease. Thuto Ngobeni has the report.

<p>A report by the World Health Organisation says millions of people are facing the physical, emotional and financial toll of cancer, a disease that claims more than 26 - thousand lives every day. The WHO says with an estimated 20- point - 6 million new cases and close to ten million deaths annually, cancer remains the second leading cause of death globally, after cardiovascular disease. Thuto Ngobeni has the report.</p>

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WHO finds that millions of people are facing the physical, emotional and financial toll of cancer, a disease that claims more than 26 thousand lives every day