1 in 5 people develop cancer in their lifetime, WHO agency estimates

There were an estimated 20 million cancer cases and 9.7 million cancer deaths in 2022, the World Health Organization's cancer research agency said on Thursday, a growing burden that masks what it calls "striking inequity" among rich and poor countries.

1 in 5 people develop cancer in their lifetime, WHO agency estimates
A woman receives a screen-film mammography.

There were an estimated 20 million cancer cases and 9.7 million cancer deaths in 2022, the World Health Organization's cancer research agency said on Thursday, a growing burden that masks what it calls "striking inequity" among rich and poor countries.