GLOBAL CANCER BURDEN

The Global Cancer Burden: Key Reports and Open-Access Articles

Nearly 21 million people are diagnosed with cancer each year, but the reality of surviving that diagnosis depends heavily on where a person lives.

Explore these vital reports and open-access articles from the World Health Organization, IARC, and others to learn more about the current global cancer burden and the critical efforts underway to improve treatment access worldwide. The ICCN supports and engages with preventive, diagnostic and therapeutic efforts against cancer on a global basis.

Recommended Reading and Viewing

  • The Global Cancer Crisis: a review of growing burden, deepening inequality, and initiatives for prevention and early detection — a full article, free to read, on the global cancer burden and the actions being taken. Read on ecancer.org
  • Global cancer statistics 2024: GLOBOCAN estimates of incidence and mortality worldwide for 34 cancers in 186 countries — the IARC / WHO GLOBOCAN data set on cancer globally. View on iarc.who.int
  • The cancer workforce, 2026 — a video from The Lancet on the people who deliver cancer care worldwide. Watch on thelancet.com
  • Novel Therapies in Cancer: Summit on Cancer Health Disparities — keynote and panel discussion — a summit session on cancer health disparities, with Dr. Hari Parameshwaran among the panellists. Read on binaytara.org

These resources are external publications; ICCN shares them to orient readers to the scale of the global cancer burden and to the prevention, early-detection and treatment-access efforts now underway.