Cancer to kill 10 million in 2018 despite better prevention

Asia, unsurprisingly given its enormous population, accounted for nearly half of all new cases and more than half of cancer deaths worldwide in 2018.

Cancer will kill nearly 10 million people this year, experts said , warning the disease's global burden continues to rise in spite of better prevention and earlier diagnosis.

An estimated 18.1 million new cancer cases were predicted worldwide for 2018 - with 9.6 million deaths, said a report of the International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC).