Each year, February 4 – World Cancer Day provides us with an opportunity to unite together and raise our voices around the world about the rising epidemic of cancer. Every year, nearly 8 million people worldwide die from cancer. Many of these deaths can be avoided with increased governmental support and funding for prevention, detection, and treatment programs. To see a change in these numbers, and the project numbers for the future, urgent action is needed to raise awareness about cancer, dispel myths and misconceptions, and develop practical strategies to address the disease.
To help spread the word, we’ve created an infographic that highlights the disproportionate way cancer is impacting the developing world and the sheer number of people that cancer is affecting globally.
In 2010 alone, new cases of cancer totaled 13.2 million, costing $290 billion worldwide. These numbers are projected to rise to 22.2 million new cancer cases in 2030. That’s comparable to every person in Australia getting cancer every year. Projected cancer-related health care costs skyrocket to $458 billion by 2030 if no action is taken with costs to implement strategies to address common cancer risk factors in low- to middle-income countries only costing $2 billion per year.
To view the full infographic, visit cancer.org/globalburden. Help us spread the word by sharing this with your friends on social media.
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