Exposures to numerous potentially modifiable risk factors for cancer vary substantially across and within countries and are often associated with socioeconomic status. Cancer is the second leading ...

Effective interventions across the cancer continuum can reduce the burden and suffering from cancer and save millions of lives worldwide.

Lung cancer is the most commonly diagnosed cancer and the leading cause of cancer death worldwide, with about 2.5 million new cases and 1.8 million deaths in 2022. Overall rates are twice as high in ...

Individuals are considered “cancer survivors” from diagnosis and throughout their lifetime. Although this term may or may not resonate with all individuals, it is meant to encompass individuals with a ...

Breast cancer incidence rapidly increased during the 1980s and 1990s in many high-income countries, driven by shifts in risk factor prevalence and widespread adoption of mammographic screening. While ...

Exposures to numerous potentially modifiable risk factors for cancer vary substantially across and within countries and are often associated with socioeconomic status. Cancer is the second leading ...

Cancer has shaped human history for millennia, from ancient civilizations recognizing its presence to modern breakthroughs transforming treatment and survival. This timeline traces cancer’s journey ...

The continuing and escalating global fight against cancer demands new tools and the latest available data and trends. The Cancer Atlas website and The Cancer Atlas, Fourth Edition book – produced by ...

Breast cancer is the leading cause of cancer death among women in almost all LAC countries, though cervical cancer leads in Belize, Honduras, and El Salvador in Central America and in Bolivia and Peru ...

Figures Figure 1.1: Ferlay J, Laversanne M, Ervik M, Lam F, Colombet M, Mery L, Piñeros M, Znaor A, Soerjomataram I, Bray F (2024). Global Cancer Observatory: Cancer ...

Trends in breast cancer incidence, age-standardized rate (world) per 100,000, 1975-2020 ...