A new study published in Nature Medicine has once again drawn attention to a life threatening disease. It is being estimated that cancer, which currently claims millions of lives every year, can increase more intensely in the next few years.
By 2050, new cases of breast cancer and related deaths will have increased globally by 38 per cent and 68 per cent, respectively, disproportionately affecting countries with low human development index (HDI), the study has found. Researchers, including those from the International Agency for Research on Cancer -- WHO's cancer agency -- estimated current and projected burden, along with trends in breast cancer incidence and deaths over the past 10 years, in nearly 50 countries, using the GLOBOCAN database.
