Researchers from the Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation (IHME) at the University of Washington (United States) have just published in the JAMA Oncology Journal a large study of the incidence and death rate of 28 cancers in 188 countries over the past 20 years.
This study reveals that the number of new cases for virtually all types of cancer (except Hodgkin’s lymphoma) is on the rise globally. Thus, in 2013, there were 14.9 million new cases of cancer and 8.2 million deaths.
the Prostate cancer ranks first in cancer incidence in men (1.4 million) and breast cancer (1.8 million) among women. But it is cancers of the trachea, bronchi and lungs that are the main causes of cancer deaths in men and women with 1.6 million deaths.
“Cancer caused more than 8 million deaths worldwide in 2013 and went from the third leading cause of death in 1990 to the second leading cause behind cardiovascular disease in 2013” explain the authors of the study. “Substantial progress has been made in recent years in the prevention and treatment of certain cancers. However, despite these advances, the burden of cancer is increasing due to a growing and aging world population as well as certain factors. risks like smoking, obesity and eating habits, ”they add.
The most significant progress has been seen in the prevention and treatment of childhood leukemia, note the researchers who also note that the death rate for all cancers is falling in 126 countries (mainly developed countries) of the 188 studied. .
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