The International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC) under the World Health Organization (WHO) released the latest data on the global cancer situation on the 12th of this month – Global Oncology Epidemiology Statistics 2012 (GLOBOCAN2012), providing incidence, mortality and prevalence of 28 types of cancer in 184 countries and regions worldwide. related data. IARC highlights the situation of female tumors and emphasizes the need to prioritize prevention and control measures for breast and cervical cancers worldwide. The data show that there were approximately 14.1 million new cancer cases and 8.2 million cancer deaths worldwide in 2012, compared to 12.7 million and 7.6 million respectively in 2008. The most common cancers diagnosed worldwide were, in order, lung cancer (1.8 million, 13 percent), breast cancer (1.7 million, 11.9 percent) and colorectal cancer (1.4 million, 9.7 percent), and the most common cancers causing death were lung cancer (1.6 million, 19.4 percent), liver cancer (0.8 million, 9.1 percent) and stomach cancer (0.7 million, 8.8 percent). Based on available data, the agency projects that the number of new cancer cases worldwide will be as high as 19.3 million per year by 2025 due to global population growth and aging. more than half of all new cancer cases and cancer deaths worldwide occurred in less developed regions in 2012, 56.8 percent and 64.9 percent, respectively, and these proportions will increase further in 2025. Global trends show that lifestyle changes in developing countries experiencing rapid social and economic change are causing cancer cases related to reproduction, diet and hormones to climb, the agency said. The reason for this significant disparity is the lack of effective screening and early diagnosis and treatment services in less developed regions, according to the IARC.