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by thomond 867 days ago
> Global cancer diagnoses will reach 35 million in 2050 ... from the 20 million cases diagnosed in 2022.

How much of this can be attributed to population growth?

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Perhaps some, but only a small amount... current targets are hitting between 8.4-9.5 billion by 2050 (some estimates are we'd have already hit peak and be going down)! At about 8 billion today, we're talking between a 5% and an 18ish% increase. Either way much less than the increase in cancer diagnosis incidence.