Cancer cases could nearly double by 2050

The report also warns that inequalities in cancer care are widening, with access to prevention, diagnosis, treatment and supportive care varying sharply between countries. Survival rates also remain significantly lower in low-income nations than in wealthier ones.

Cancer touches nearly everyone, the WHO said, with 92% of people expected to be affected during their lifetime, either through their own diagnosis or that of a close family member.

“Whether a person survives cancer should never depend on where they were born or what they earn,” WHO Director-General Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said.