Ahead of World Cancer Day, the World Health Organization (WHO)’s cancer agency, the International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC), released the latest estimates of the global burden of cancer. WHO also published survey results from 115 countries, …
… showing a majority of countries do not adequately finance priority cancer and palliative care services, as part of universal health coverage (UHC).
… showing a majority of countries do not adequately finance priority cancer and palliative care services, as part of universal health coverage (UHC).
The IARC estimates, based on the best sources of data available in countries in 2022, highlight the growing burden of cancer, the disproportionate impact on underserved populations, and the urgent need to address cancer inequities worldwide.
The IARC highlights the growing burden of cancer, the disproportionate impact on underserved populations, and the urgent need to address cancer inequities worldwide.
- In 2022, there were an estimated 20 million new cancer cases and
- 9.7 million deaths.
- The estimated number of people who were alive within 5 years following a cancer diagnosis was 53.5 million.
- About 1 in 5 people develop cancer in their lifetime, approximately 1 in 9 men and 1 in 12 women die from the disease.
Publication date: 1 February, 2024, 10:36
Direct link: https://www.iarc.who.int/news-events/global-cancer-burden-growing-amidst-mounting-need-for-services/
© Copyright International Agency on Research for Cancer 2024
Originally published at https://www.iarc.who.int.
