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Worldwide, there were an estimated 18.1 million cases and 9.6 million cancer deaths in 2018 (including non-melanoma skin cancers), with one in four men and one in five women developing the disease, and one in eight men and one in eleven women dying from it. (Figure 1) In addition, there were 43.8 ...

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There are striking geographic differences in the incidence and mortality of different cancer types in different world regions. This global diversity reflects both the presence of local risk factors for specific cancers, and the extent to which effective cancer …

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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, Third Edition book – produced by the American Cancer Society, the International Agency for Research on Cancer, and the Union for International Cancer Control – provide a comprehensive global overview of information about the ...

The number of cancer survivors is rising worldwide, propelled by advances in early detection and treatment and the aging of the world’s population. In 2018, there were approximately 43.8 million cancer survivors diagnosed within the previous 5 years. (Map 1) Their growing visibility makes it ...

Overall improvements in early detection and treatment have greatly improved average survival of cancer patients worldwide over the past several decades, yet prognosis still varies markedly depending on where a patient lives. (Figure 1) Survival differences are also marked within regions. Within sub ...

Reliable cancer data are essential for planning and monitoring the effectiveness of cancer control programs, for examining cancer care delivery patterns, and other types of research. Population-based cancer registries (PBCRs) fulfill this requirement by …

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