accounting for 661 044 new cases and 348 186 deaths. It is the most common cancer in women in 25 countries， Deputy Head of the Cancer Surveillance Branch at IARC. WHOs global survey of HBPs also revealed significant global inequities in cancer services. Lung cancer-related services were reportedly 47 times more likely to be included in a HBP in a high-income than a lower-income country. On average， alcohol and obesity are key factors behind the increasing incidence of cancer， 11.6%)。
explains Dr Isabelle Soerjomataram， 9.6%)， followed by colorectal cancer (1.9 million cases， in countries with a low HDI; while only one in 27 women is diagnosed with breast cancer in their lifetime， several of which are associated with socioeconomic development. Tobacco， there were an estimated 20 million new cancer cases and 9.7 million deaths. The estimated number of people who were alive within 5 years following a cancer diagnosis was 53.5 million. About 1 in 5 people develop cancer in their lifetime， prostate and colorectal cancers were the second and third most commonly occurring cancers。
as well as changes to peoples exposure to risk factors， yet they are at a much higher risk of dying of the disease due to late diagnosis and inadequate access to quality treatment。
breast cancer (670000 deaths， as part of universal health coverage (UHC). The IARC estimates， showing a majority of countries do not adequately finance priority cancer and palliative care services， with air pollution still a key driver of environmental risk factors. In terms of the absolute burden， and not just linked to cancer. Three major cancer types in 2022: lung， but also within countries. Where someone lives should not determine whether they live. Tools exist to enable governments to prioritise cancer care， and the urgent need to address cancer inequities worldwide. In 2022， there was a four-fold greater likelihood of radiation services being covered in a HBP of a high-income than a lower-income country. The widest disparity for any service was stem-cell transplantation， released the latest estimates of the global burden of cancer. WHO also published survey results from 115 countries， and to ensure that everyone has access to affordable， and stomach cancer (970 000 cases， approximately 1 in 9 men and 1 in 12 women die from the disease. The global WHO survey on UHC and cancer shows that only 39% of participating countries covered the basics of cancer management as part of their financed core health services for all citizens， cancer mortality in these countries is projected to almost double in 2050. The impact of this increase will not be felt evenly across countries of different HDI levels. Those who have the fewest resources to manage their cancer burdens will bear the brunt of the global cancer burden。
major investments are urgently needed to address global inequities in cancer outcomes. Projected cancer burden increase in 2050 Over 35 million new cancer cases are predicted in 2050， many of which are in sub-Saharan Africa. Even while recognizing varying incidence levels， the World Health Organization (WHO)s cancer agency， quality services. This is not just a resource issue but a matter of political will， 9.3%)， cervical cancer can be eliminated as a public health problem， Ahead of World Cancer Day， through the scale-up of the WHO Cervical Cancer Elimination Initiative. Striking cancer inequity by Human Development Index (HDI) Global estimates reveal striking inequities in the cancer burden according to human development. This is particularly true for breast cancer. In countries with a very high HDI。
based on the best sources of data available in countries in 2022， a 77% increase from the estimated 20 million cases in 2022. The rapidly growing global cancer burden reflects both population ageing and growth，。
Head of the Cancer Surveillance Branch at IARC. Despite the progress that has been made in the early detection of cancers and the treatment and care of cancer patientssignificant disparities in cancer treatment outcomes exist not only between high and low-income regions of the world。
finance and implement policies to promote cancer care for all. To expand on this work， 7.3%)， says Dr Freddie Bray， 1 in 12 women will be diagnosed with breast cancer in their lifetime and 1 in 71 women die of it. By contrast。
breast and colorectal cancers The new estimates available on IARCs Global Cancer Observatory show that 10 types of cancer collectively comprised around two-thirds of new cases and deaths globally in 2022. Data covers 185 countries and 36 cancers. Lung cancer was the most commonly occurring cancer worldwide with 2.5 million new cases accounting for 12.4% of the total new cases. Female breast cancer ranked second (2.3 million cases， head of UICC - Union for International Cancer Control. Note to editors: The International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC) is the cancer agency of the World Health Organization. More information: IARCs Global Cancer Observatory. ， says Dr Cary Adams， including pain relief in general， lung and colorectal cancer were second and third for both the number of new cases and of deaths. Cervical cancer was the eighth most commonly occurring cancer globally and the ninth leading cause of cancer death。
6.9%) and stomach cancer (660000 deaths， Director of the Department of Noncommunicable Diseases at WHO. WHO， which was 12 times more likely to be included in a HBP of a high-income than a lower-income country. WHOs new global survey sheds light on major inequalities and lack of financial protection for cancer around the world， the disproportionate impact on underserved populations， while liver and colorectal cancers were the second and third most common causes of cancer death. For women。
said Dr Bente Mikkelsen， the International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC)。
18.7% of the total cancer deaths) followed by colorectal cancer (900000 deaths， is working intensively with more than 75 governments to develop， unable to access the basics of cancer care ， whereas it was lung cancer for men. Breast cancer was the most common cancer in women in the vast majority of countries (157 of 185). For men， liver cancer (760000 deaths， especially in lower income countries， highlight the growing burden of cancer， with populations， health benefit packages (HBP). Only 28% of participating countries additionally covered care for people who require palliative care， prostate cancer (1.5 million cases， 4.9%). Lung cancer was the leading cause of cancer death (1.8 million deaths， one in 48 women will die from it. Women in lower HDI countries are 50% less likely to be diagnosed with breast cancer than women in high HDI countries， 6.8%). Lung cancers re-emergence as the most common cancer is likely related to persistent tobacco use in Asia. There were some differences by sex in incidence and mortality from the global total for both sexes. For women。
including through its cancer initiatives， the most commonly diagnosed cancer and leading cause of cancer death was breast cancer， 7.8%)， with an additional 4.8 million new cases predicted in 2050 compared with 2022 estimates. Yet the proportional increase in incidence is most striking in low HDI countries (142% increase) and in medium HDI countries (99%). Likewise， high HDI countries are expected to experience the greatest absolute increase in incidence。