Global economic cost of cancer estimated to exceed $25 trillion over 30 years

The economic cost of cancer worldwide from 2020 to 2050 will be $25.2 trillion in international dollars, according to results of a decision analytical modeling study published in JAMA Oncology.
The estimated cost, at constant 2017 prices, equates to an annual 0.55% tax on global gross domestic product during the 30-year period, researchers wrote.
“The incidence of cancers and resultant mortality are increasing all over the world; this growth reflects population aging and the role of several risk factors such as tobacco use, alcohol use, unhealthy diet, physical inactivity and air pollution,”

The economic cost of cancer worldwide from 2020 to 2050 will be $25.2 trillion in international dollars, according to results of a decision analytical modeling study published in JAMA Oncology.
The estimated cost, at constant 2017 prices, equates to an annual 0.55% tax on global gross domestic product during the 30-year period, researchers wrote.
“The incidence of cancers and resultant mortality are increasing all over the world; this growth reflects population aging and the role of several risk factors such as tobacco use, alcohol use, unhealthy diet, physical inactivity and air pollution,”