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Breast cancer deaths expected to climb by 68% worldwide by 2050, WHO warns

A new report from the International Agency for Research on Cancer predicts a 38% increase in breast cancer cases globally by 2050, with deaths rising by 68%.
By mid-century, the world may see 3.2 million new cases and 1.1 million deaths from breast cancer annually, according to the report.
The burden of breast cancer will be most severe in low- and middle-income countries, where healthcare access is limited.
The WHO's Global Breast Cancer Initiative aims to reduce mortality rates by 2.5% per year, potentially preventing 2.5 million deaths by 2040.

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Dorset Echo

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Nature

Global patterns and trends in breast cancer incidence and mortality across 185 countries

Updates of current and projected estimates of the burden are critical to monitoring the success of ongoing efforts in breast cancer control, such as the World Health Organization Global Breast Cancer Initiative, which aims to reduce breast cancer mortality by 2.5% per year. We investigated the current (2022) and future (2050) global burden of female breast cancer overall, and by age group, in 185 countries using the GLOBOCAN database, and 10-yea…

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Euronews

Global breast cancer toll to surge by 2050, WHO warns

The growing burden is expected to disproportionately affect developing countries.

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NDTV

There Will Be 3.2 Million New Breast Cancer Cases By 2050, Warns WHO

The study published in Nature Medicine revealed that on average, 1 in 20 women worldwide will be diagnosed with breast cancer in their lifetime

7 days ago·New Delhi, India

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Premium Times Nigeria

Breast cancer cases to rise by 38% by 2050- Report - Nigeria News Update

WHO launched the Global Breast Cancer Initiative in 2021, aiming to reduce breast cancer mortality rates by 2.5 per cent per year, which can prevent 2.5 million deaths by 2040 The post Breast cancer cases to rise by 38%...

7 days ago·Abuja, Nigeria

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UN News

Breast cancer cases projected to rise by nearly 40 per cent by 2050, WHO warns

Breast cancer cases are expected to increase by 38 percent globally by 2050, with annual deaths from the disease projected to rise by 68 percent, according to a new report from the International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC), a specialised branch of the World Health Organization (WHO).

8 days ago·New York, United States

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