WHO warns global cancer cases could nearly double by 2050 without urgent action
- Global cancer cases reached 18.5 million in 2023, while annual deaths hit 10.4 million, according to a GBD 2023 Cancer Collaborators report in The Lancet.
- Population growth and aging drive the projected 75% rise in annual cancer deaths by 2050, while 44 modifiable risks including tobacco and obesity contribute to over 40% of cases.
- Low- and middle-income countries face the steepest increases in cancer cases, with breast cancer survival dropping below 30% compared to 85% in high-income countries.
- WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus stated cancer inequities are "consequence of choices" that can be reversed through unified action, as experts urge governments to prioritize funding.
- Current trends fall short of the United Nations Sustainable Development Goal to cut premature deaths by one-third by 2030, and projections exclude potential shocks like COVID-19.
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hna.deThe World Health Organization warns of nearly 35 million new cancer cases per year until 2050 – and denounces massive gaps in prevention and therapy.
Cancer kills 26,000 a day, WHO exposes deadly rich-poor survival gap
A new World Health Organization report has warned that cancer is placing a devastating human and economic burden on societies worldwide, claiming more than 26,000 lives every day and exposing major inequalities in survival rates between rich and poor countries.
The annual report by the World Health Organization (WHO) states that the disease will indirectly affect 92 percent of people worldwide, while also highlighting inequalities in access to prevention, diagnosis, treatment and care.
If no action is taken, 35 million new cancer patients per year can be expected in 2050, the World Health Organization warns. The reasons for this are deficiencies in prevention, smoking, alcohol, lack of exercise and overweight.
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