WHO, '35 million new cancer cases in 2050. Don't cut healthcare budgets' - Focus Tumor news.
Cancer numbers are growing and, at the same time, the economic burden of treatments on health systems. In 2050, over 35 million new cases are estimated, +77% compared to 2022, and the WHO regional director for Europe, Henri P Kluge, issues a warning: "Do not cut European health budgets". 25% of cancer deaths in Italy are linked to low education.