Cancer cases to double in next 25 years, WHO warns, as science can’t keep up with the costs
- Cancer cases are projected to double in the next 25 years, the World Health Organization warned today, as medical progress hits the roadblock of financial costs.
- Cancer is the second leading cause of death in the United States with around 626,000 people expected to die of the disease this year, according to the National Cancer Institute.
- While there has been rapid advancement in treatments for many of the 200 types of cancer, survival rates are coming up against both the increased numbers of people being diagnosed and healthcare costs.
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- Cancer cases are projected to double in the next 25 years, the World Health Organization warned today, as medical progress hits the roadblock of financial costs.
- Cancer is the second leading cause of death in the United States with around 626,000 people expected to die of the disease this year, according to the National Cancer Institute.
- While there has been rapid advancement in treatments for many of the 200 types of cancer, survival rates are coming up against both the increased numbers of people being diagnosed and healthcare costs.
Sources: The Independent