Men and cancer
Men have a disproportionately higher risk of cancer.
This is primarily due to a more risky behavioral pattern from the point of view
of carcinogenesis: among men, there are more smokers, they consume more
alcohol, and they work in unfavorable and dangerous conditions more often than
women.
On August 2, the American Cancer Society's journal
Cancer published a study that provides current rates of cancer incidence and
mortality among men of various age groups and regions, as well as projections
to 2050 (https://shorturl.at/J7Z3k) .
In 2022, 10.3 million new cases of cancer among men
were diagnosed and 5.4 deaths from it. If the current situation with screening,
diagnosis and treatment continues, by 2050, taking into account the projected
demographic changes, the number of new cases of cancer among men will almost
double to 19 million. And the number of deaths will increase to almost 10.5 million
cases.
Prostate cancer is the most common among men: this
type of cancer dominated in 117 out of 185 countries of the world. And the most
deadly was lung cancer - in 93 countries it became the leading cause of death
in men from cancer in 2022.
The global incidence-mortality ratio for the same year
was 54.9%. This rate ranged from 7.6% for thyroid cancer to 90.9% for
pancreatic cancer. In addition to the latter, the worst survival rates were
also recorded for liver and esophagus cancer
The most
dynamic incidence rates until 2050, according to the forecast, will increase
for mesothelioma (105.5%) and prostate cancer (136.4%).