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February 4one Marks World Cancer Day, a time to think about the worldwide burden of cancer, and to celebrate progress in screening that have led to reduced mortality due to the second most important cause of death worldwide.
Almost 20 million new cases of new cancer are diagnosed annually, with around 9.7 million deaths according to the most recent statistics published through the World Health Organisation. This means that about one in five individuals will develop cancer in their lives at some point.
Lung cancer was the most common cancer worldwide, followed by breast cancer and then colorectal cancer. Lung cancer also remains the deadliest cancer, followed by colorectal cancer and liver cancer.
The United States is a considerable cancer, with an estimate of more than two million cancers that are being diagnosed this year, according to the American Cancer Society. In 2025 alone, more than 600,000 deaths will take place in the dead in the US.
Despite these seemingly alarming figures, the death rates continue to decrease from cancer, because since 1991 4.5 million deaths have been averted by cancer; Largely because of improved screening programs, progress in treatments and smoking reduction.
In America, the diagnoses of cancer in men have fallen, but have risen in women, especially middle -aged and young women. Women under the age of 50, for example, have an 82% higher incidence of cancer compared to men, which rose 51% in 2002. Since 2021, there have even been cases of lung cancer in women who surpassed men in men.
The latest cancer data both worldwide and specifically in America show the growing burden of middle -aged cancer and young individuals, especially women. The reasons for these emerging trends are not entirely clear, but it is known that many changeable risk factors contribute to cancer.
AlcoholFor example, it is known that it causes seven different cancers, including some that increase in young women such as breast cancer. Almost two -thirds of adult Americans (63%) drink alcohol according to one Gallup Poll. Worldwide, 2.3 billion people drink alcohol, which means that almost 1 in 3 people drink according to the World Health Organisation. As demonstrated by the advice of the departing American surgeon general about alcohol, no amount of alcohol is safe and even small quantities can increase the risk of cancer, especially breast cancer.
In addition, being overweight or obese is linked to at least 13 different cancers according to the CDCIncluding some that are emerging with young individuals such as breast, thyroid and colon cancer. Almost 75% of American adults are currently overweight or obese, which will undoubtedly contribute to the large cancer ture in America.
Future profit in the progress of cancer is threatened by socio -economic and racial inequalities that remain penetrating both worldwide and in America. Only 39% of countries worldwide comprise the basis of cancer management for their citizens, according to the Who Global Survey About universal health coverage. As an example, the health services for lung cancer were four to seven times more likely to be included in income countries compared to countries with a low income.
Racial differences, especially in America, are also alarming. Indians have the highest death of cancer and are two to three times more likely to die from kidney, liver, stomach and cervical cancers compared to white Americans. Black Americans are twice as likely to die from prostate, stomach and uterine canches compared to white Americans. These inequalities underline the importance for expanding screening programs to all people, increasing access to care in both national and low incomes neighborhoods and the determination of policy to combat systemic racism in health care. This can be achieved, partly by expanding the coverage of universal health care and Medicaid in all states, as well as tackling racial bias in health care institutions through implicit bias training and standardized treatment protocols.
The good news is that deaths due to cancer worldwide. Despite this very important step, the global burden of inequalities and differences in cancer care serves as a grim memory of how much work still needs to be done.