ABSTRACT
Cancer is one of the alarmingly increasing diseases in the world and stands second among the causes for disease-related deaths after cardiovascular disease. There are 14.1 million new cancer cases, 8.2 million cancer deaths, and 32.6 million people living with cancer worldwide, and the number is increasing every day. Its everincreasing mortality rates estimate that 84 million people will die of cancer between 2005 and 2015 without intervention. More than 70% of the cases present for diagnosis and treatment services in the advanced stages of the disease, which has led to poor survival and high mortality rates.1
