Global cancer cases to rise by more than 75% by 2050, WHO predicts

Global cancer cases expected to increase 77 percent by 2050: WHO report

The World Health Organization expects global cancer cases to increase 77 percent by 2050, according to a new report from the U.N. agency. The data released Friday by the organization’s International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC), examined 2022 data for over 185 countries and 36 forms of cancer. IARC found that 10 types of…

WHO Forecasts Cancer Rates Will Rise by 77% in 2050

The World Health Organization expects global cancer cases to rise by 77% over the next three decades. The study predicts cancer-related deaths will roughly double from current levels to reach around 20 million fatalities a year by 2050. The WHO says tobacco, alcohol, air pollution, and population aging and growth are some of the key factors behind the rising numbers. Lower-income countries will be disproportionately affected. Currently, one out …

Global cancer cases will jump 77% by 2050, WHO report estimates

By Katherine Dillinger, CNN (CNN) — 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. The data, released Friday by WHO’s International Agency for Research on Cancer, covers 185 countries and 36 forms of the disease. The researchers found that lung cancer was the most common form around the world in 2022 – responsib…

Global cancer cases will jump 77% by 2050, WHO report estimates

By Katherine Dillinger, CNN (CNN) — 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. The data, released Friday by WHO’s International Agency for Research on Cancer, covers 185 countries and 36 forms of the disease. The researchers found that lung cancer was the most common form around the world in 2022 – responsib…

Global cancer cases will jump 77% by 2050, WHO report estimates

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.

Global cancer cases will jump 77% by 2050, WHO report estimates

(CNN) — 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.