With cancer expected to surge 77% worldwide by 2050, an oncologist weighs in on global disparities
Cancer cases around the world are expected to surge 77% by 2050. A new WHO report highlights the disparities in mortality rates depending on income.
The prediction is dire: Cancer cases around the world are expected to surge 77% by 2050, a new report from the World Health Organization estimates. That attention-grabbing statistic, based on an analysis of 185 countries, cites a growing, aging population and factors including tobacco, alcohol, obesity, and pollution.
Perhaps the most damning part of the report reveals the disparities determined by income. Women living in low-income countries are less likely to develop breast cancer (1 in 27) than if they lived in a wealthier country (1 in 12). But women in poorer nations are far more likely to die of the disease (1 in 48) than if they lived in a high-income nation (1 in 71), since they often lack sufficient access to screening and treatment options.
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