Global cancer death toll is on the rise

Cancer’s global death toll is tipped to explode in the next two decades, rising from an estimated 8.2m to 13m deaths per year by 2025, according to a new report.

Developing countries will bear the brunt of the burden, largely due to differences in cancer control and care.

These are among the stark findings of a report from the International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC), the arm of the World Health Organisation tasked with tracking cancer’s spread.