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Apr 4, 2024 · In this article, we explore the cancer burden worldwide in 2022 based on the latest GLOBOCAN estimates produced by the International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC) and disseminated as Cancer Today on the Global Cancer Observatory. 4 As with previous reports, 5-8 our lines of inquiry are threefold: (1) the description of the cancer ...
Introduction. In 2020, breast cancer was the most commonly diagnosed cancer type in the world, with more than 2.26 million new cases of breast cancer worldwide. In 2022, despite an estimated increase to more than 2.31 million new cases, breast cancer became the second most common cancer type, after lung cancer.
Apr 25, 2024 · Introduction. In 2022, an estimated 660 000 women were diagnosed with cervical cancer worldwide and about 350 000 women died from the disease. The main cause of cervical cancer is persistent infection with high-risk types of human papillomavirus (HPV), an extremely common family of viruses that are transmitted through sexual contact. Vaccines ...
Jan 2, 2024 · Ahead of World Cancer Day, the World Health Organization (WHO)’s cancer agency, the International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC), released the latest estimates of the global burden of cancer. WHO also published survey results from 115 countries, showing a majority of countries do not adequately finance priority cancer and palliative care services, as part of universal health coverage ...
Nov 17, 2022 · The International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC) regards the whole spectrum of UVR as well as UV-emitting tanning devices as first-group carcinogens alongside tobacco smoking and asbestos . Regardless of the well documented harmful effects of indoor tanning, there is still a considerable frequency of sunbed use which poses questions on ...
The International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC) today released the latest estimates on the global burden of cancer. The GLOBOCAN 2020 database, accessible online as part of the IARC Global Cancer Observatory, provides estimates for 2020 of incidence and mortality in 185 countries for 36 types of cancer and for all cancer sites combined.
The International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC) is the cancer agency of the World Health Organization. More information: IARC’s Global Cancer Observatory WHO Media inquiries: WHO: sabetparryr@who.int IARC: Véronique Terrasse, Communications Team, at +33 (0)6 45 28 49 52 or terrassev@iarc.who.int or IARC Communications, at com@iarc.who.int
