Adolescent, young adult global cancer burden to increase 12% by 2050: 6 notes

Researchers from across the globe analyzed Global Cancer Observatory data from 2022 and UN World Population Prospect data from 2019 for the study.

Here are six things to know:

1. There were approximately 1,300,196 cancer cases and 377,621 deaths among adolescents and young adults in 2022.
2. The age-standardized incidence rate was 1.9 times higher and the age-standardized mortality rate was 1.2 times higher in females than males. Breast or cervical cancer had the highest incidence and mortality rate.
3. Across the globe, the age-standardized incidence rate was highest in high-income countries while the age-standardized mortality rate was highest in low-income countries.
4. Though the adolescent and young adult cancer burden is projected to increase by approximately 12% in 2050, the burden will decline by 10.7% in countries with very high human development indexes.
5. The adolescent and young adult cancer burden of incidence and mortality is projected to increase by 102.3% in countries with low human development indexes.
6. A recent study found that across all ages, the number of worldwide cancer cases and deaths in 2050 will rise to 35.3 million and 18.5 million, respectively.