Developing world said to be a growing cancer risk (Tiscali: Sat, 21 Apr) "Population growth will increase the number of cases," Parkin said at the Lancet Asia Medical Forum in Singapore, adding that the elderly population in Asia was expected to more than quadruple by 2050. Mid-west farmers oppose powerline properties plan (Australian Broadcasting Corporation: Mon, 23 Apr) Farmers in mid-west Western Australia do not want Western Power to approve a new powerline to run through their properties. Population growth creeping up (ABC via Yahoo!7 News: Wed, 18 Apr) Tasmania's population is still growing, but only just. Developing world a growing cancer risk: experts (Reuters via Yahoo! News: Sat, 21 Apr) Developing countries may account for more than half of all cancer cases in the world by 2020 as their ageing populations increase, medical experts said on Saturday. World Population

Hospital celebrates 15 years (Florida Today: Sun, 22 Apr) Palm Bay Community Hospital combines its 15th anniversary celebration with a groundbreaking for its planned expansion. People moving west (The Abbotsford News: Tue, 17 Apr) B.C. saw a net increase of 2,724 people during the last quarter of 2006, bringing the province’s population to 4,338,106 and holding second place in provincial population growth, according to BC Stats. Yearly census levels are estimates (The Huntsville Times: Fri, 20 Apr) to 2006 when the census is only taken every 10 years. A. The U.S. Census done every decade is based on an actual count. The yearly figures between each decade are estimates, explained Don Bogie, director of the Center for Demographic and Cultural Research at Auburn University at Montgomery. Pak clerics to help in family planning programme (Express India: Thu, 19 Apr) Pakistan has trained 11,000 clerics to build public opinion on the need to reduce the fast growing population in the country.

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