Global cancer deaths among men projected to increase by 93% by 2050, study finds

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Source: CNN

Global cancer deaths among men projected to increase by 93% by 2050, study finds

By Jamie Gumbrecht, CNN
3 minute read * Updated 3:07 PM EDT, Mon August 12, 2024

(CNN) — Cancer cases and deaths among men are expected to surge by 2050, according to a study published Monday, with large increases among men 65 and older. ... For the study, published in the journal Cancer, researchers from Australia analyzed cases and deaths from 30 types of cancer in 185 countries and territories in 2022 to make projections for 2050. (1)

The study projects that overall cancer cases among men will increase from 10.3 million in 2022 to 19 million in 2050, an increase of 84%. Cancer deaths were projected to rise from 5.4 million in 2022 to 10.5 million in 2050, an increase of 93%. Deaths among men 65 and older were projected to increase by 117%.

Countries with a lower income and life expectancy are also projected to see larger increases in cancer deaths in men. “Between 2022 and 2050, in Africa and the Eastern Mediterranean, the number of incident cases and deaths is projected to increase 2.5-fold. In contrast, Europe is projected to experience an increase of about one half,” the researchers wrote.

Men are already more likely than women to die from cancer. Men are more likely to smoke and drink alcohol, behaviors that drive many cancer cases, and are more likely to be exposed to carcinogens in the workplace. They’re also less likely to access screening programs.

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(1) https://acsjournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1002/cncr.35458

Read more: https://www.cnn.com/2024/08/12/health/men-cancer-deaths-2050/index.html

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[Irish_Dem]

1. The billionaires are poisoning us.

And making us sick.

[BonnieJW]

2. The only solution

is a whole foods plant based diet. It would save lives and drastically reduce climate change. Factory farming is the largest contributor to climate change after all forms of transportation.

Nutritionfacts.org

Thousands of published studies are cited. These are facts, not opinions

[wolfie001]

3. I've changed my diet! Most meals are homemade

Unfortunately, 50 years of double cheeseburgers married to big slices of cheesecake preceded that.

[Clouds Passing]

6. Wish I could rec your post 100x

They need to be the first ones to get incurable cancer.

[milestogo]

4. Men are also reluctant to adopt a plant based diet

for fear of losing their masculinity I guess.

[FakeNoose]

5. Adding more fish to one's diet is also a healthy change

One doesn't have to go full-vegetarian, just cut down on red meats and the processed lunch meats that are full of fats and preservatives. Take it one step at a time, adding more veggies, fruits and salads, cut back on carbs and meats.

Anyone who is smoking .... stop immediately! Alcohol is safe if used moderately ... no more than one or two drinks with a meal. Nothing after 8 p.m.

[BonnieJW]

9. No alcohol is safe

You might as well drink Draino.

[BonnieJW]

8. Ironically,

it's a meat based diet that causes ED due to blocked arteries.

[womanofthehills]

10. Actually- a plant based diet could have you ingesting more pesticides

Grass fed/grass finished beef from clean ranch land can be a cleaner food than many vegetables unless you grow them yourself or eat organically.

Organophosphates are being detected on some of our fruits & vegetables along with a variety of pesticides. In the summer at least try to buy from local farmers markets for cleaner food.

[maxsolomon]

7. You have to get to the last 2 paragraphs to understand why this increase is projected:

Earlier this year, a report by the American Cancer Society found that population growth and aging are key drivers of the size of the world’s cancer burden, with the global population of about 8 billion people in 2022 projected to reach 9.7 billion by 2050.

When it comes to the number of cancer cases around the world, “we think that number will go up to 35 million by 2050, largely due to an increasing population in the aging population,” Dr. William Dahut, chief scientific officer for the American Cancer Society, told CNN previously. And if more people also use tobacco and more have obesity, along with other risk factors for cancer, the society said the projected number of cancer cases could get even higher — especially in low-income countries.

Population growth and aging. Not because men refuse to adopt a whole foods plant-based diet.

You're going to die of something.

[LudwigPastorius]

11. _

https://www.theguardian.com/environment/article/2024/may/20/microplastics-human-testicles-study-sperm-counts

[OhioTim]

12. Don't buy that

With the incredible advances in medicine, cancer will likely be cured way before 2050