New data reveal major geographic disparities and highlight the urgent need for global action on prevention, early detection, and equitable access to treatment. For roughly one in five people worldwide, cancer will become part of their lifetime. Global Cancer Statistics, 2026 estimates that nearly 21 million people were diagnosed with cancer in 2024 and 9.8 [...]
New data reveal major geographic disparities and highlight the urgent need for global action on prevention, early detection, and equitable access to treatment. For roughly one in five people worldwide, cancer will become part of their lifetime. Global Cancer Statistics, 2026 estimates that nearly 21 million people were diagnosed with cancer in 2024 and 9.8 million died from the disease.
About 1 in 9 men and 1 in 13 women are expected to die from cancer, while annual cases are projected to reach 34 million by 2050, a 67% increase driven solely by population growth and aging. The report was produced by researchers at the American Cancer Society (ACS) and the International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC), the cancer agency of the World Health Organization (WHO). The study was published in CA: A Cancer
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Journal for Clinicians, the flagship journal of ACS. “Cancer is one of the greatest public health challenges of the 21st century and a major barrier to increasing life expectancy worldwide. Understanding the magnitude and geographic distributions of the disease is essential to guide effective and equitable prevention and control efforts,” said Dr. Hyuna Sung, senior principal scientist, cancer surveillance at the American Cancer Society and lead author of the report. “While the scale of the cancer burden and the stark geographic disparities are sobering, they also point to a tremendous opportunity. Nearly half of all cancer deaths are estimated to be avoidable through potentially modifiable risk factors and an additional substantial proportion of cancer deaths can be prevented through early detection and timely treatment.” Global data reveal stark inequalities To build a worldwide...
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