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On today’s episode, US President Joe Biden's administration has approved a $1 billion arms package for Israel.
Gaza's few remaining hospitals have warned they will go out of service unless they receive fuel.
And tech company OpenAI introduces GPT-4o, an updated version of the underlying large language model technology that powers ChatGPT.
Quick facts on cancer
- Cancer is the second-leading cause of death worldwide, after cardiovascular diseases
- About one in five men and one in six women will develop cancer in their lifetime
- By 2040, global cancer cases are on track to reach 30 million
- 70 per cent of cancer deaths occur in low and middle-income countries
- This rate is expected to increase to 75 per cent by 2030
- At least one third of common cancers are preventable
- Genetic mutations play a role in 5 per cent to 10 per cent of cancers
- Up to 3.7 million lives could be saved annually by implementing the right health
strategies
- The total annual economic cost of cancer is $1.16 trillion
