Cancer-causing environmental pollutants can occur naturally (e.g., radon or arsenic) or are man-made (e.g., air pollution from burning fuels), and they can be found in the air, soil, or water. Radon, ...

Effective interventions across the cancer continuum can reduce the burden and suffering from cancer and save millions of lives worldwide.

Proportion (%) of lung cancer deaths attributable to outdoor air pollution, 2021 ...

Global distribution of national cancer control and non-communicable disease plans ...

Each year, 1.8 million people die from lung cancer, the cancer with the greatest number of preventable cancers.

Cancer is the leading cause of premature death in North America. An estimated 2.1 million new cancer cases and 701,000 cancer deaths occur in North America each year. The region contributes almost ...

Learn about the prevalence of major known risk factors for cancer in populations around the world. Tobacco smoking is the predominant cause of cancer in most high-income countries, while infections ...

February 4th is World Cancer Day, when organizations and individuals unite to raise awareness about cancer and work to make it a global health priority.

Until now, comparable cancer survival data from a large and diverse group of countries was not available. New data from an article published in 2014 in The Lancet by the CONCORD Working Group has ...

An international team of researchers estimates that 481,000 new cancer cases each year (3.6%) are likely caused by overweight or obesity, defined as having a body mass index (BMI) of 25 or higher.