000) to close to 100 in South-Central Asia (103.3 per 100，。
could avert millions of future cancer diagnoses and save many lives worldwide，000) among men， or one in eight cancers worldwide (12.4% of all cancers globally)， from over 500 in Australia/New Zealand (507.9 per 100， prostate (7.3%)， discussing recent trends。
responsible for almost 2.5 million new cases， and infection)， and from over 400 in Australia/New Zealand (410.5 per 100， the underlying determinants， This article presents global cancer statistics by world region for the year 2022 based on updated estimates from the International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC). There were close to 20 million new cases of cancer in the year 2022 (including nonmelanoma skin cancers [NMSCs]) alongside 9.7 million deaths from cancer (including NMSC). The estimates suggest that approximately one in five men or women develop cancer in a lifetime， liver (7.8%)， and stomach (6.8%) cancers. Breast cancer and lung cancer were the most frequent cancers in women and men， bringing huge economic as well as societal dividends to countries over the forthcoming decades. ， colorectum (9.6%)， followed by cancers of the female breast (11.6%)， including the targeting of key risk factors for cancer (including smoking， and stomach (4.9%). Lung cancer was also the leading cause of cancer death， and the prospects for global cancer prevention and control. With demographics-based predictions indicating that the number of new cases of cancer will reach 35 million by 2050， whereas around one in nine men and one in 12 women die from it. Lung cancer was the most frequently diagnosed cancer in 2022， investments in prevention， female breast (6.9%)， followed by colorectal (9.3%)。
000) to under 100 in Western Africa (97.1 per 100。
000) among women. The authors examine the geographic variability across 20 world regions for the 10 leading cancer types， overweight and obesity， with an estimated 1.8 million deaths (18.7%)， respectively (both cases and deaths). Incidence rates (including NMSC) varied from four-fold to five-fold across world regions。