A new study finds that cancer incidence and mortality rates in men are set to surge by 2050. Between 2022 and 2050, cancer incidence and mortality rates in men are projected to increase by 84% and 93%, respectively.
Scientists at the University of Queensland in Australia used data from the Global Cancer Observatory, an affiliate of the World Health Organization (WHO), to analyze data on more than 30 types of cancer and deaths from 185 countries and regions as of 2022, and estimated demographic projections for 2050, which were announced in the American Journal of Cancer on the 12th (local time).
According to CNN, CBS News, etc., the total number of cancer cases in men worldwide is expected to increase by 84% from 10.3 million in 2022 to 19 million in 2050. The number of deaths due to cancer is expected to increase by 93% from 5.4 million in 2022 to 10.5 million in 2050.
In particular, the number of men over 65 dying from cancer is expected to increase the most, by 117%. It is also expected that men in countries with lower incomes and life expectancies will be at greater risk of dying from cancer.
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Men are still more likely to die from cancer than women. According to a 2020 study, cancer mortality rates are 43% higher in men than in women. The incidence rate is also 19% higher in men than in women.
Men are more likely to smoke and drink, and are more likely to be exposed to carcinogens at work, in addition to a variety of activities that can lead to cancer, the researchers noted. But they are less likely to use screening programs.
Lung cancer is expected to be the leading cause of cancer incidence and death in men in 2050, as it was in 2022. The cancers with the highest projected increases in incidence in men by 2050 are mesothelioma and prostate cancer.
According to a report from the American Cancer Society earlier this year, population growth and aging are the main drivers of the global cancer burden, with the global population expected to increase from approximately 8 billion in 2022 to 9.7 billion by 2050.
“We expect the number of new cancer cases worldwide to increase to 35 million by 2050, driven by an aging population,” Dr. William Dahut, chief science officer for the American Cancer Society, previously told CNN.
The International Agency for Research on Cancer has identified population growth and aging, obesity, smoking and drinking as the main causes of cancer.
Reporter Park Hae-sik, Donga.com [email protected]
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2024-08-13 02:02:53