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Russian Health Minister Mikhail Murashko commented on long-term forecasts of experts regarding the health of the population.
Russian Health Minister Mikhail Murashko predicted an increase in the risk of cancer in Russia in the next 25 years. His words are reported by RIA Novosti.
“We see that today, according to experts, the risk of cancer will increase in the next 25 years. According to some estimates, it could be up to 50 percent,” Murashko indicated.
According to him, the trend may be associated with an increase in life expectancy and a number of other processes that are occurring in the world.

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