Cancer is potentially one of the most preventable and curable life-threatening diseases. In 2002, an estimated 11 million people were diagnosed with cancer, and nearly 7 million people died of cancer worldwide. By 2020, more than 16 million new cancer cases and 10 million deaths are expected However, more than 25 million people are surviving for years after a cancer diagnosis.
The Global Cancer Atlas Online contains current and comprehensive statistics and information about the growing global cancer burden. It provides
- Color maps, graphics and charts that contrast the global cancer burden.
- Baseline measures, by nation, for tracking cancer around the world.
- Data on prevention strategies and cancer risk factors.
The Global Cancer Atlas Online is an interactive version of The Cancer Atlas*, published in 2006 by the American Cancer Society*, with support from the CDC, and additional assistance from the International Agency for Research on Cancer*, the World Health Organization* and the International Union Against Cancer*.
Select a topic from the list below.
Introduction
Risk Factors
- Risk Factors
Table: Modifiable, non-modifiable, and other risk factors.
Graph: Proportion of cancers caused by major risk factors.
- Graph: Trends in obesity among South American women.
- Graph: Obesity and income in Canada and the United States.
- Risks for Boys
World Map: Prevalence of smoking among 15-year-old boys.
- Graph: Percentage of 15-year-old boys who are overweight in selected countries.
- Graph: Use of other tobacco products among 13- to 15-year-old boys in Africa.
- Risks for Girls
- World Map: Prevalence of smoking among 15-year-old girls.
- Graph: Percentage of 15-year-old girls who are overweight in selected countries.
- Graph: Use of other tobacco products among 13- to 15-year-old girls in Africa.
- Tobacco
- World Maps: Prevalence of smoking among men and women.
- Graph: Cancer deaths caused by smoking.
- Graph: Cancers caused by tobacco compared with all new cases.
- Infection
- World Map: Prevalence of infection with Helicobacter pylori in adults.
- Graph: World cancer burden caused by infections.
- Graph: Infection as a cause of cancer.
- Diet and Nutrition
- World Map: Prevalence of overweight in men.
- Table: Physical activity and diet as cancer risk factors.
- Table: Dietary recommendations for reducing the risk of cancer.
- Graph: Meat consumption per person.
- Ultraviolet Radiation
- World Map: Mean annual UV radiation level.
- Graph: Trends in malignant melanoma of the skin among women in selected populations.
- Graph: Incidence of malignant melanoma of skin among men in selected populations.
- Reproductive and Hormonal Factors
The Burden
- The Risk of Getting Cancer
- World Map: The probability of developing cancer before age 65.
- Graph: Effect of age on the incidence of four cancers, Nordic countries.
- Graph: Sex ratios of selected cancers in developed countries.
- Major Cancers
- World Maps: The most common cancers in males and females.
- Graph: Sex differences in new cancer cases.
- Graph: New cancer cases in developed and developing countries, by cancer type.
- Geographical Diversity
- World Maps: Global differences in incidence of cancer of the liver, esophagus, and testis in men.
- World Maps: Global differences in incidence of cancer of the breast, stomach, and cervix in women.
- Lung Cancer
- World Maps: Incidence of lung cancer in men and women.
- Graph: Trends in lung cancer mortality in Hungary, Spain and the United States.
- Graph: Trends in lung cancer survival in men in Scotland and the United States.
- Cancer in Children
- Graph: The most common cancers of children.
- Graph: Trends in the incidence of major cancers of childhood in Europe.
- Graph: Trends in the five-year survival of children suffering from the major cancers.
- Cancer Survivors
Economics
- Economic Costs
- Graph: Cost saving from administering hepatitis B vaccine.
- Graph: Trends in cancer related direct costs.
- Graph: The cost of treating obesity.
- Graph: The cost of breast cancer treatment.
- Graph: The price of 100 pack of cigarettes.
- Commercial Interests
Taking Action
- Cancer Registries
- World Map: Countries with cancer registries included in Cancer
in Five Continents, Vol VIII.
- Graph: Trends in membership of the International Association of
Cancer Registries.
- Graph: Trends in availability of statistics on cancer incidence.
- Research
- World Map: Cancer research spending in Europe and the United States.
- Graph: Studies in the International Cancer Research Portfolio database.
- Graph: Study protocols of the European Organization for Research and Treatment of Cancer.
- Graph: Funding for research by the National Institutes of Health.
- Graph: Number of currently funded clinical trials.
- Primary Prevention
- World Map: Hepatitis B vaccination among infants.
- Table: Date of legislation for nutritional labeling regulations in selected countries.
- Graphs: Risk of death from lung cancer for men and women, among
smokers and non-smokers.
- Prevention: Population and Systems Approaches
- Graph: Change in incidence of cervical cancer in selected European countries.
- Graph: Effectiveness of anti-tobacco campaigns to prevent youth smoking in the Philippines and the United States.
- Graph: Trends in the percentage of pools with shade structures in Victoria, Australia.
- Graph: Average number of physicians reported to be working in noncommunicable disease control in WHO regions.
- Early Detection
- World Map: Cervical cancer screening programs.
- Map: Public awareness of screening for colorectal cancer in Europe.
- Graph: Participation in organized mammography screening programs in selected countries.
- Management and Treatment
- World Map: Number of people served by a single radiotherapy center.
- Graph: Cost of promoting cigarettes in the United States compared with the
cost of buying radiotherapy machines needed in developing countries.
- Graph: Trends in breast cancer surgery in the United States.
- Cancer Organizations
- World Map: Membership in the International Union Against Cancer.
- Table: UICC World Cancer Congresses.
- Table: The Charter of Paris.
- Table: Types and functions of cancer organizations.
- Health Education
- World Map: Countries participating in Anti-tobacco campaigns.
- World Map: International childhood cancer day 2005.
- Policies and Legislation
The Future & The Past
- The Future
- Table: Action items for future
- Graph: New cancer cases by WHO region.
- Graph: Annual number of new cancer cases.
- Graph: Percentage of cancer deaths.
- Graph: Smoking: number of smokers.
- Graph: Aging: number of people aged 60 years and above.
- Graph: Obesity: percentage of obese people in Europe.
- The History of Cancer
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