A recent study published in the International Journal of Cancer unveils estimates of the number of worldwide adult patients diagnosed with cancer between 2004 and 2008 who were still alive at the end of 2008. Lead researcher Dr Bray and colleagues from the International Agency for Research on Cancer studied cancer prevalence for "27 cancers and 184 countries from sources of global incidence and absolute survival data, and presented by world region and level of development (the human development index)". Based on their findings, it is believed that nearly 29 million adults were living with cancer in 2008; almost half of this total number (i.e. 14+ million) lived in highly developed nations. Further, breast cancer was seen as the most prevalent cancer worldwide, while cervical cancer dominated Sub-Saharan Africa and Southern Asia, with prostate cancer leading the way in North America, Oceania, and Northern and Western Europe.
Study mentioned: Bray F, Ren JS, Masuyer E, Ferlay J. Global estimates of cancer prevalence for 27 sites in the adult population in 2008. Int J Cancer. 2012 Jul 3. [Epub ahead of print]. PMID 22752881
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