The World Health Organization's International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC) said on Wednesday that cancer will kill 9.6 million people in 2018, or one in eight deaths among men, and one out of 11 cases among women .
In a report detailing prevalence and death rates for various types of cancer, the agency said global cancer cases would rise by 18.1 million this year, up from 14.1 million and 8.2 million deaths in 2012, according to the latest report.
These new figures "show that much remains to be done to address the alarming rise in global cancer burden, and that prevention plays a key role," the agency's director, Christopher Wilde, said in a statement.The new report also shows that the increasing burden of disease, in terms of the number of new cases, spread and mortality, is due to several factors, including social and economic development, population growth and aging.
Lung cancer: the deadliest
Lung cancer, caused primarily by smoking, leads to a list of the most diagnosed cancers in men, the leading cause of cancer deaths with about one in five. It is also the leading cause of cancer deaths in the world, with an estimated 2.1 million new cases of lung cancer and breast cancer this year alone.
The report, however, draws attention to the "alarming rise" in women's lung cancer. This type of cancer has become the leading cause of death among women in 28 countries. The highest rates of new infections were recorded in North America, North and West Europe (especially Denmark and the Netherlands), China, Australia and New Zealand, while Hungary topped the list. In addition, cancer accounts for nearly a quarter of new cases diagnosed by women worldwide.
Followed by lung and breast cancer, on the list of the most common diseases for new infections, colorectal cancer in developed countries and cervical cancer in developing countries.
In a report detailing prevalence and death rates for various types of cancer, the agency said global cancer cases would rise by 18.1 million this year, up from 14.1 million and 8.2 million deaths in 2012, according to the latest report.
These new figures "show that much remains to be done to address the alarming rise in global cancer burden, and that prevention plays a key role," the agency's director, Christopher Wilde, said in a statement.The new report also shows that the increasing burden of disease, in terms of the number of new cases, spread and mortality, is due to several factors, including social and economic development, population growth and aging.
Lung cancer: the deadliest
Lung cancer, caused primarily by smoking, leads to a list of the most diagnosed cancers in men, the leading cause of cancer deaths with about one in five. It is also the leading cause of cancer deaths in the world, with an estimated 2.1 million new cases of lung cancer and breast cancer this year alone.
The report, however, draws attention to the "alarming rise" in women's lung cancer. This type of cancer has become the leading cause of death among women in 28 countries. The highest rates of new infections were recorded in North America, North and West Europe (especially Denmark and the Netherlands), China, Australia and New Zealand, while Hungary topped the list. In addition, cancer accounts for nearly a quarter of new cases diagnosed by women worldwide.
Followed by lung and breast cancer, on the list of the most common diseases for new infections, colorectal cancer in developed countries and cervical cancer in developing countries.
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