Cancer statistics
The global increase in cancer is due to many things, including population growth and an ageing global population, as well as changes in risk factors related to cancer (such as diet and overweight and obesity). Evidence shows that 40 per cent of cancers are preventable and that people who follow our Cancer Prevention Recommendations can reduce their cancer risk.
Preventing cancer. Saving lives
While society continues to search for a cure, our prevention and survival work helps people to live longer, healthier lives – free from the devastating effects of cancer.