Ahead of World Cancer Day, the World Health Organization (WHO)’s cancer agency, the International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC), released the latest estimates of the global burden of cancer
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The Head of the Cancer Surveillance Branch at IARC, Dr Freddie Bray, said, “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.
The World Health Organization's cancer agency, IARC, warns of a 77% increase in global cancer diagnoses by 2050, reaching over 35 million cases annually.