7th IPW “Recent Progress in the Treatment of Cancer”
omar.najmadin2024-12-17T14:52:17+02:00Cancer is a major contributor to global mortality, causing about 1 in every 6 deaths and affecting nearly every household. Globally, there were an estimated 20 million new cases of cancer and 9.7 million deaths from cancer in 2022. The cancer burden will increase by about 77% by 2050, further straining health systems, people, and communities. In the WHO Eastern Mediterranean Region alone, more than 788,000 people were diagnosed with cancer in 2022. This number is projected to double to reach 1.57 million cases by 2045, because of population growth and, more importantly, the high prevalence of cancer risk factors [...]
