The number of new cancer diagnoses in France doubled between 1990 and 2023, according to a new statistical analysis, which found that while cancer remains the leading cause of death in men, the rate in women is on the rise, in particular those cancers linked to smoking.
Over 433,000 cancer diagnoses are expected in 2023, nearly double the 216,000 cases found in 1990, according to a study published Tuesday by the French public health authority, Santé publique France and other organisations, including the National cancer institute (Inca).
