Cancer is the leading cause of premature death in North America. An estimated 2.1 million new cancer cases and 701,000 cancer deaths occur in North America each year. The region contributes almost ...

The region contributes about 50% of all new cancer cases (9.2 million) and over half of cancer deaths (5.1 million) worldwide each year.

The Cancer Atlas aims to increase knowledge, provide a reliable basis for evidence-based decision making, and inspire united action and partnerships against the cancer epidemic.

Northern Africa, Central and West Asia is a diverse region characterized by relatively low but increasing cancer incidence rates. Breast cancer is the most common cancer in both sexes combined in all ...

The Global Relay For Life® program engages global organizations to empower communities and accelerate the fight for a world without cancer. Across the world, cancer organizations are using the Relay ...

Cancer is the second leading cause of death worldwide and is likely to become the leading cause of premature death in every country of the world in this century. At present, there are close to 19 ...

Footnote. Climate change impacts cancer control through several different pathways. Polluting human activities have two consequences: (1) climate change and (2) increased exposure to ...

Cancer remains a stark example of the deep inequities in health care faced by Indigenous communities. The United Nations reports that over 476 million Indigenous people reside in over 90 countries ...

Population-based cancer registries (PBCRs) are an essential foundation for the development and monitoring of national cancer-control plans, informing the planning of cancer services, and assessing the ...

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 ...

Exposures to numerous potentially modifiable risk factors for cancer vary substantially across and within countries and are often associated with socioeconomic status. Cancer is the second leading ...

Each year, 1.8 million people die from lung cancer, the cancer with the greatest number of preventable cancers.