WHO has warned that the number of new cases will increase by 77% in 2050 compared to 2022.

Although medicine has made enormous strides in recent years, one fact remains: we are not done with cancer. In 2022, 20 million new cases were diagnosed worldwide, and nearly 10 million people died. The WHO, which publishes these figures, is particularly concerned about what will happen next.

About 35 million new cases of cancer are expected to be detected in 2050, or 77% more than in 2022, the World Health Organization agency specializing in the disease said Thursday. “The rapid increase in the global burden of cancer reflects both population aging and growth, as well as changes in people’s exposure to risk factors.“, according to the International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC), citing tobacco, alcohol, obesity and air pollution “Major factors in increased incidence“

Gender plays a role in mortality: Cancer kills more men than women. In 2022, lung cancer is the most common, with two and a half million new diagnoses – and it’s also the one from which people die the most. Next in number of patients are breast cancer, colorectal cancer, prostate cancer and stomach cancer. In some cases, vaccination can prevent the development of disease, such as cervical cancer, the 4th most common in women.