Feb 3, 2022 · WHO fact sheet on cancer providing key facts and information on figures, causes, risk factors, prevention, early diagnosis, treatment, palliative care, WHO response.

Nov 18, 2024 · Between 30% and 50% of cancer deaths could be prevented by modifying or avoiding key risk factors and implementing existing evidence-based prevention strategies. The cancer burden can also be reduced through early detection of cancer and management of patients who develop cancer.

Feb 1, 2024 · 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 ...

The IARC Monographs Programme identifies environmental factors that are carcinogenic hazards to humans. The Global Cancer Observatory (GCO) is an interactive platform presenting global cancer statistics, including estimates of the cancer burden for the year 2022 and predictions of the future burden to 2050.

Snapshot of the burden of cancer by populations groups (HDI, WHO or Income Levels)

Feb 2, 2024 · Global cancer diagnoses will reach 35 million in 2050, according to new estimates from the World Health Organization – an increase of 77% from the 20 million cases diagnosed in 2022.

CANCER TODAY enables a comprehensive assessment of the cancer burden worldwide in 2022, based on the GLOBOCAN estimates of incidence, mortality and prevalence for year 2022 in 185 countries or territories for 36 cancer types by sex and age group.

Feb 4, 2020 · World Cancer Report documents how the cancer burden continues to grow and emphasizes the need for urgent implementation of efficient prevention strategies to curb the disease.

Predict the future cancer incidence and mortality burden worldwide from the current estimates in 2022 up until 2050. Explore which cancers are attributable to key lifestyle and environmental risk factors worldwide. Compare cancer survival between countries and incidence and mortality statistics over time and most recent period.

One in five people worldwide develop cancer during their lifetime. Prevention of cancer has become one of the most significant public health challenges of the 21st century. It has a critical role to play in the fight against cancer.