Improved awareness, better prevention, and more effective treatment and care could all save lives.

 

NEARLY EVERYONE KNOWS SOMEONE WHO WAS, IS, OR WILL BE DIRECTLY IMPACTED BY CANCER.

CANCER IS ONE OF THE WORLD’S LEADING CAUSES OF DEATH. NEARLY EVERYONE KNOWS SOMEONE WHO WAS, IS, OR WILL BE DIRECTLY IMPACTED BY CANCER.

 Improved awareness, better prevention, and more effective treatment and care could all save lives. Yet, the cancer burden continues to grow. By 2040, experts predict that new cancer cases will top 30 million if we don’t act.


1 IN 5 PEOPLE WILL DEVELOP CANCER DURING THEIR LIVES.

 ABOUT 1 IN 9 MEN AND 1 IN 12 WOMEN DIE FROM THE CANCER IN 2022, 

THERE WERE AROUND 20 MILLION NEW CANCER CASES IN THAT SAME TIMEFRAME, 

CANCER CLAIMED 9.7 MILLION LIVES.

 THE COST OF CANCER CARE HAS AN ANNUAL ECONOMIC IMPACT OF OVER $1 TRILLION.

GET THE FACTS ABOUT CANCER!


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