WHO-Bericht geht davon aus, dass Krebsfälle weltweit stark ansteigen werden. 92 % der Menschen weltweit werden von der Krankheit betroffen sein, heißt es in einer jährlichen Überprüfung. Gleichzeitig wurden „anhaltende“ Ungleichheiten beim Zugang zu Prävention, Diagnose, Behandlung und Pflege festgestellt.

Remarkable scientific progress against cancer has changed very little for millions of patients globally, who face devastating physical, emotional and financial consequences after diagnosis, a new [World Health Organization](https://www.theguardian.com/world/world-health-organization) report has warned.

One person in five will develop cancer, according to WHO estimates, and the disease will touch 92% of people, either through their own diagnosis or that of a close family member.

Dr Andre Ilbawi, team lead for cancer control at the WHO, said: “For years, the story told about cancer has been about scientific progress, new technologies, new treatment, new hope. That story is true, and it deserves to be told, but it’s not the whole story.”

This year’s [WHO global status report on cancer](https://www.who.int/publications/i/item/9789240123977)found “persistent and widening” inequities in access to prevention, diagnosis, treatment and care.
There are an estimated 20.6m cases, and [10m deaths](https://www.who.int/news-room/fact-sheets/detail/cancer), from cancer every year. Figures are projected to rise to nearly 35m cases by 2050.

In richer countries, 85% of those diagnosed with breast or childhood cancers will survive at least five years but the figure drops to less than 30% in poorer countries.
In low- and lower-middle income countries, between 9% and 54% of the WHO’s top-20 priority cancer drugs are available, compared with between 68% and 94% in high-income countries, the report found. In 23 countries there are no radiation facilities.

Diagnosis rates were lower in sub-Saharan Africa than in wealthier regions, but deaths from cancer were disproportionately high.

Two-thirds of countries do not cover cancer in universal health coverage packages, and high costs mean up to 90% of patients in some settings abandon treatment, the report said.