More alarmism and hysteria spread by an elite university! Or a case of junk science?
What is the ulterior motive by the medical establishment stir up fears to receive more money!
Thanks to better diagnostic procedures we are, of course, discovering more cancers and we discover them earlier!
Of course, with improved longevity chances increase that an individual suffers cancer during their prolonged lifetime! If you die early, your chances are better never to develop any cancer!
Given the current rate of progress and the foreseeable acceleration (e.g. thanks to ML & AI) in cancer research and treatment I bet cancer will be history in about 10-20 years. Mark my words!
"Global cancer diagnoses are projected to rise sharply in coming years—with a 77% increase expected by 2050, according to new data from the American Cancer Society.
~1/5 people who are alive now will develop cancer in their lifetime.
~1/9 men and 1/12 women will die from the disease, reports CNN.
Key drivers are population growth and increasing longevity, researchers say.
In low- and middle-income countries, an increase in tobacco usage and obesity could also contribute to a cancer surge akin to a “tidal wave coming into their communities,” ..."
From the abstract:
"This article presents global cancer statistics by world region for the year 2022 based on updated estimates from the International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC). There were close to 20 million new cases of cancer in the year 2022 (including nonmelanoma skin cancers [NMSCs]) alongside 9.7 million deaths from cancer (including NMSC). The estimates suggest that approximately one in five men or women develop cancer in a lifetime, whereas around one in nine men and one in 12 women die from it. Lung cancer was the most frequently diagnosed cancer in 2022, responsible for almost 2.5 million new cases, or one in eight cancers worldwide (12.4% of all cancers globally), followed by cancers of the female breast (11.6%), colorectum (9.6%), prostate (7.3%), and stomach (4.9%). Lung cancer was also the leading cause of cancer death, with an estimated 1.8 million deaths (18.7%), followed by colorectal (9.3%), liver (7.8%), female breast (6.9%), and stomach (6.8%) cancers. Breast cancer and lung cancer were the most frequent cancers in women and men, respectively (both cases and deaths). Incidence rates (including NMSC) varied from four-fold to five-fold across world regions, from over 500 in Australia/New Zealand (507.9 per 100,000) to under 100 in Western Africa (97.1 per 100,000) among men, and from over 400 in Australia/New Zealand (410.5 per 100,000) to close to 100 in South-Central Asia (103.3 per 100,000) among women. The authors examine the geographic variability across 20 world regions for the 10 leading cancer types, discussing recent trends, the underlying determinants, and the prospects for global cancer prevention and control. With demographics-based predictions indicating that the number of new cases of cancer will reach 35 million by 2050, investments in prevention, including the targeting of key risk factors for cancer (including smoking, overweight and obesity, and infection), could avert millions of future cancer diagnoses and save many lives worldwide, bringing huge economic as well as societal dividends to countries over the forthcoming decades."
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