Cancer claims over 26 000 lives daily- Report
A new WHO report indicates that cancer causes over 26,000 deaths daily, with cases projected to rise to 35 million annually by 2050. The report highlights significant global inequities in access to cancer prevention and treatment between high-income and low-income nations.
Why it matters
The data underscores the urgent need for global health policy reform to address the widening gap in cancer care and survival rates.
A new report released by the World Health Organization (WHO) says that an estimated 20.6 million new cases of cancer and close to 10 million deaths are recorded globally every year while the disease remains the second leading cause of death globally, after cardiovascular disease.
The article summarizes a global health report from an international organization using objective data.
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