Uggggggggh.
In the next two decades, the world could see a 60% increase in the number of cancer cases, according to a new report from the World Health Organization. In low- and middle-income countries, the increase could be as high as 81%.
One in six people die from cancer every year, and the burden of cancer is increasing, WHO said in its 2020 World Cancer Report published this month. Around 9.6 million people died from cancer in 2018, the most recent year for which data is available.
But the increase in deaths is greater in poorer countries.
One reason for the inequality is the difference in the proportion of people exposed to cancer risk factors, the report finds. For example, low-income countries tend to have higher rates of cancers related to infection, such cervical cancer from HPV, than high-income countries.
Also, smoking rates are decreasing in high-income countries such as the United States, but not in low-income countries, according to research from the International Agency for Research on Cancer. Lung cancer, which is linked to tobacco use, remains one of the leading causes of cancer deaths globally.
(https://www.cnn.com/2020/02/17/health/cancer-burden-who-report/index.html)
That 2020 World Cancer Report mentioned above can be found here:
https://www.iarc.fr/cards_page/world-cancer-report/
As a member of a family directly impacted by cancer, this news really sucks!
One of these days, there will be a sure. One of these days.
"Remember, Hope is a good thing, maybe the best of things, and no good thing ever dies."
Grace & Peace & Love to you all -
Matt