MAZAR-I-SHARIF (Pajhwok): Last year 4,912 cancer patients visited the provincial hospital in northern Balkh province for treatment, showing a two-fold increase . . . You
Data suggest there were 19.96 million new cancer cases and 9.74 million deaths from cancer in 2022. Researchers are predicting that global cancer cases will continue to rise, exceeding 35 million in 2050. Nearly 20 million new cancer cases were diagnosed in 2022, and estimates suggest that number will reach 35 million by 2050.