Breast cancer to claim one million lives a year by 2040: Lancet CommissionBreast cancer has been identified as the most widespread carcinogenic disease globally, with a frightening prediction that it could cause over a million deaths annually by 2040.
According to a recent Lancet commission, 7.8 million women were diagnosed with breast cancer in the last five years, and approximately 685,000 women lost their lives to the disease in 2020 alone.
Unfortunately, the number of breast cancer cases is expected to rise from 2.3 million in 2020 to over 3 million by 2040, with low- and middle-income countries bearing the brunt of the impact.
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Breast cancer to claim one million lives a year by 2040: Lancet Commission
Breast cancer has been identified as the most widespread carcinogenic disease globally, with a frightening prediction that it could cause over a million deaths annually by 2040. According to a recent Lancet commission, 7.8 million women were diagnosed with breast cancer in the last five years, and approximately 685,000 women lost their lives to the disease in 2020 alone. Unfortunately, the number of breast cancer cases is expected to rise from 2.3 million in 2020 to over 3 million by 2040, with low- and middle-income countries bearing the brunt of the impact. Watch the video...
