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WHO calls for urgent action: Global cancer cases may hit 35 million by 2050

The World Health Organization has sounded the alarm over a projected surge in global cancer cases, warning that annual diagnoses could reach nearly 35 million by 2050, up from 20.6 million today, unless governments take immediate action to strengthen care systems. In its Global Status Report on Cancer 2026, the WHO said cancer currently claims more than 26,000 lives each day, or…

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