WHO calls for urgent action as new cancer cases are projected to nearly double by 2050
The World Health Organization projects that annual cancer cases will nearly double to 35 million by 2050 without urgent intervention. The report highlights significant global inequities in cancer care, noting that survival rates for diseases like breast cancer vary drastically between high-income and low-income nations.
Geneva, 8 July 2026 (WHO).- Millions of people are facing physical, emotional and financial toll of cancer, a disease that claims more than 26 000 lives every day, according to a report released today by the World Health Organization (WHO). With an estimated 20.6 million new cases and close to 10 million deaths annually, cancer remains the second leading cause of death globally, after cardiovascular disease.
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