WHO Projects Global Cancer Cases Will Nearly Double By 2050
Breast cancer survival hits 87% in wealthy nations against 42% where medicines reach as few as one in ten patients.
- 20.6 million new cases and near 10 million deaths recorded worldwide in 2024.
- Nearly 40% of cases trace to tobacco, alcohol, obesity, and preventable infections.
- Cancer medicines reach 94% of rich-country patients but as low as 9% in poor ones.
Why it matters: The tumor rarely decides who survives; the national health budget almost always does.
WHO news release ↗ · Jul 12, 20267/12/26 · ✓ Checked✓ Check