Half of cancer deaths that occur per year throughout the planet are a consequence of modifiable risk factors, such as tobacco consumption or physical inactivity, according to a report published Wednesday by the American Cancer Society (ACS).
In its fourth edition, the Atlas del Cancer report has 47 chapters in which more than 70 experts and scientists from 35 institutions from all over the world have participated.
The analysis, which ACS carried out in collaboration with the International Cancer Research Agency (IARC), said that 19 million people are diagnosed every year around the world and that 10 million die of the disease annually (not counting non -melanoma skin cancer).
But cancer ATLAS warns that without intervention by 2050 the figures could increase to 33 million cases and 18 million deaths due to the aging and growth of the world’s population.
In addition, the authors indicated that many low -income countries are suffering a rapid increase in cases of lung, colorectal and breast cancer.
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Lung cancer remains the most common and the main cause of death worldwide with 1.8 million deaths per year. More than 1,000 million people consume tobacco products, one of the main causes of lung cancer.
Another point of attention is cervical cancer, which is the main cause of cancer death in women from 29 sub -Saharan Africa countries even though the HPV vaccine is very effective.
The report also found that “cancer mortality rates are disproportionately higher in many low -income countries due to a lower survival rate.”
“More than 90 % of the population of low and medium income countries lacks access to safe and timely surgical care; and 23 low and medium income countries with populations greater than one million people, mainly in sub -Saharan Africa, do not have access to radiotherapy,” ACS added in a statement.
In high -income countries, the increase in colorectal cancer rates highlights, an increase that can reflect the epidemic of obesity and an unhealthy diet.
Dr. Ahmedin Jemal, Vice President of ACS, declared: “A considerable proportion of cancer in each country can be prevented if stratified measures are implemented according to resources for the prevention and control of cancer, such as health promotion, tobacco control and vaccination.”
These measures, in their opinion, “are not optimally implemented in many countries due to the lack of political will.”
The data of the fourth edition of Cancer Atlas is presented this Wednesday at the 2025 cancer research and prevention conference that starts today in London and will end on June 27.
With EFE information
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