Resource-appropriate, broad application of known interventions in each country can substantially reduce the morbidity and mortality associated with cancer.

Figure 3. Untreated deaths in pain by region, 2016. Of untreated deaths in pain in 2016, 35% or 921,434 deaths were in East Asia and the Pacific; 27% or 714,069 deaths were in South Asia; 22% or ...

Figure 1. Relative risk of cancer-specific mortality for Indigenous compared with non-Indigenous peoples by country and site. Source varies by country. See Sources and Methods. Among females: In New ...

In this diverse region with countries at differing stages of the cancer transition, cancers associated with infection, smoking, and excess body weight are all common. In Northern Africa, cancer ...

Most commonly diagnosed cancer in Northern Africa and West and Central Asia, both sexes, 2018 All cancer sites combined incidence rates in Southern, Eastern, and South- Eastern Asia, age-standardized ...

Understanding the transition from infection-related cancers to lifestyle-related cancers in many low- and middle-income countries is vital for planning tailored cancer control programs to reduce the ...

Breast cancer is the leading cancer type in females in most countries in the world in 2018. (Map 1) About one in twenty females will be diagnosed with breast cancer over the course of their lifetime, ...

An Overview of Interventions and Potential for Impact: Resource-appropriate, broad application of known interventions in each country can substantially reduce the morbidity and mortality associated ...

Globally, there were an estimated 2.1 million lung cancer cases and 1.8 million deaths in 2018. Incidence and mortality rates vary 20-fold between regions. (Figure 1) The variation is similarly large ...

Cancer management starts with obtaining a valid diagnosis. However, lack of diagnostic imaging and pathologists are major barriers to receipt of high-quality oncologic care in many parts of the world.

Limiting carcinogenic exposures in the environment and in the workplace provides an opportunity to reduce the cancer burden, particularly for workers with unacceptably high exposures. Outdoor air ...

Policy and legislation are essential to address the burden of cancer globally and locally. The effective use of law to achieve population health goals requires collaboration across sectors. Increase ...