Cancer touches everyone. If it has not touched you personally (which is something to be incredibly grateful for) then odds are it has touched someone you care about or know.

Here's the Bad News:

Based on statistics released from The American Cancer Society in April of 2024. an estimated 20 million cancer cases were newly diagnosed worldwide in 2024.

Projections predicted to reach 35 million by

2050 representing a 77% increase from 2022 figures.

About 1 in 5 people worldwide develop cancer their lifetime

approximately 1 in 12 women dying from the disease.

BUT here is the good news; In 2022 an estimated 53.5 million people worldwide were alive within 5 years following a cancer.

Survival rates have increased significantly, rising from 49% in mid-1970's to 68% currently with over 72% survival rates for at least five years. This can be attributed to several factors:

Better treatments (newer and different treatment approaches and trials), earlier detections, and decline in smoking rates.