According to a report by the IARC, this estimate of more than 35 million new cancer cases in 2050 was based on the "best sources of data available in 185 countries in 2022." That year, there were an estimated 20 million new cancer cases and 9.7 million deaths recorded. The 2025 estimate represents a 77 percent increase from the number recorded in 2022.
"About one in five people develop cancer in their lifetime," the IARC said. "Approximately one in nine men and one in 12 women die from the disease."
About two-thirds of the new cancer cases and deaths were caused by 10 types of cancer. Lung cancer was most common, followed by female breast cancer, colorectal cancer, prostate cancer and stomach cancer.
When broken down by sex, breast cancer was the most commonly diagnosed – and the leading cause of cancer death – among women. Lung cancer and colorectal cancer accounted for the second and third most diagnosed types and cause of most deaths among women.
Lung cancer was the most commonly diagnosed type of cancer among men, and was also the leading cause of deaths for that gender. Prostate and colorectal cancers were second and third most commonly diagnosed, while liver and colorectal cancer caused the second and third most cancer deaths.
The global health body's agency blamed the rising cancer rates on an aging population. Tobacco, alcohol, obesity and exposure to air pollution were also cited as potential factors...<<<Read More>>>...
