Cancer rates could double by 2045 because of population growth and ageing, report finds

Population growth and ageing will contribute to an explosion in the number of cancer cases, potentially a doubling of numbers, between 2015 and 2045, if current rates continue to apply.

That’s the scenario outlined in the latest annual report from the National Cancer Registry (NCR) where both factors are already generating “a major increase” in the number of cancer cases diagnosed annually.