Cancers in France: “A real and notable increase”, alert the health authorities

2023-07-04 02:05:45

There are figures which are, on their own, “a call for mobilization”. The expression is signed Norbert Ifrah, president of the National Cancer Institute (INCa). While the number of new patients was around 380,000 each year (382,000 exactly in 2018, latest official statistics), the projections for 2023 are alarming. 433,136 new cases are expected this year, according to joint data from INCa and Public Health France, the benchmarks in the field.