A WHO Report Finds Cancer Cases Worldwide Are Expected to Soar in the Coming Decades

Annual cancer cases are projected to rise considerably worldwide by 2050, according to a World Health Organization (WHO) report on cancer published Wednesday. With its assessment, the United Nations body tempered optimism about improvements in cancer surveillance and treatment and warned that global healthcare inequities are driving further cases and deaths.

In 2024, around 20.6 million people were diagnosed with cancer, according to the findings. That number could reach 35 million a year by 2050.

The new cancer cases will disproportionately be borne by lower-income countries with poorer access to cancer surveillance and treatment, according to the report.

Please select this link to read the complete article from The Washington Post.