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Cancer deaths are projected to double by 2030
by Stanislav P. Abadjiev | 2 June 2010 15:20 GMT
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More recent stories…Cancer deaths are projected to double in the next two decades. A report issued by the International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC) says that by 2030, there will be almost 21.4 million new cases diagnosed annually and that there will be over 13.2 million deaths from cancer.
The International Agency for Research on Cancer announced GLOBOCAN 2008, which provides the most accurate assessment of the global cancer burden and shows that in 2008 a majority of the 12.7 million new cases of cancer and the 7.6 million cancer deaths worldwide occurred in developing countries.
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