SOC243H1 Lecture Notes - Lecture 2: Polio Vaccine, Paul Starr, Primary Care
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Increase in life expectancy = an aging population. Graph - the age distribution starts to shift up; aggregate population age increases in most countries. Cardiovascular diseases are the leading cause of death globally. Developing countries, most of which have growing and aging populations are disproportionately affected by the increasing cancer incidence. More than 60% of the world"s total cases occur in africa, asia, and central/south america (70% of world"s cancer deaths) Research suggests that 14 million new cases and 8. 2 million cancer related deaths in 2012. Primary care treatment is important for cancer detection: population is still growing globally despite the development of cancer and other disease. Image: water demand/food demand is increasing to achieve this growing population we"ve exploited the planet at an unprecedented rate". Prevent the development of diseases through the magic bullet orientation" the antibiotics or development of new drugs instead of dealing with environmental health.
