Are Cancer Cases Really on the Rise across the Globe?

How prevalent is cancer throughout the world?

JAMA Oncology study, based on the data collected in 2019: In 2020 around 19 million people were diagnosed with cancer worldwide. (2019 Global Burden of Diseases, Injuries and Risk Factors). The same study reported total deaths from cancer across the world to around 8.30 million. Moving forward to 2020 the numbers had increased significantly to around 23 million reported cases and 10 million deaths. According to the overall outcome of the study, cancer is the second leading cause of death and years of productive life lost.

According to a report published by the World Health Organization (WHO) the number of cancer cases diagnosed in 2020 on the top-ranking bases was:

  • Breast cancer (2.30 million diagnoses)
  • Lung Cancer (2.25 million diagnoses)
  • Colon and rectal cancer (1.93 million diagnoses)
  • Prostate cancer (1.42 million diagnoses)
  • Liver cancer (1.20 million diagnoses)
  • Stomach cancer (1 million)

Cancer Diagnoses Rates are increasing

The rate of diagnosis of cancer is increasing and it would further increase up to 50% more by 2035. This can be due to the growing aging population and the use of sophisticated, robust technologies and diagnostic tools, and imaging equipment. Technologically advanced diagnostic approaches help in detecting cancer at early stages. When the more indolent forms of cancer get detected, cancer rates may climb even further.

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