--- title: "Study: By 2050, Men’s Cancer Deaths Will Soar to 93% Global Increase" description: "The American Cancer Society is warning that by the year 2050, men's cancer diagnoses and deaths are predicted to increase exponentially. " date: "2024-08-17" modified: "2024-08-17" authors: - name: "Noor Al-Sibai" job_title: "Senior Staff Writer" link: "https://futurism.com/authors/nooralsibai" url: "https://futurism.com/neoscope/men-cancer-rates-deaths-increase-2050" categories: - "Cancer" - "Health & Medicine" - "Medical" tags: - "cancer" - "cancer screening" - "men" - "world health organization" --- # Study: By 2050, Men’s Cancer Deaths Will Soar to 93% Global Increase ![]() *\Image: Getty / Futurism\* The American Cancer Society is warning that by the year 2050, men's cancer diagnoses and deaths are predicted to increase exponentially. In a [study published this week in the ACS' journal *Cancer*]()*,* medical researchers said that male cancer cases are projected to increase by a whopping 84 percent, and that male cancer deaths are projected to increase by 93 percent. Though it was published by the ACS, the study's outlook was global, and the scholars behind it primarily hailed from universities in Australia, though collaborators from Ethiopia and Hong Kong were also involved. Using data from the Global Cancer Observatory — a [project of the World Health Organization and the United Nations]() — this international consortium of health researchers analyzed cases of more than 30 kinds of cancer from 185 countries to reach their jarring conclusions. While [cancer rates among women are also on the rise](), men are at a greater risk of developing cancer due to everything from a reticence to get screenings to biological differences, [an *ACS* press release notes](). Unsurprisingly, the researchers found that older men fared worse across the board. The same was also true for men who live in countries with low to medium scores on the [UN's human development index](), which takes into account education, health, and standards of living. For reference, the [country with the lowest HDI score]() is South Sudan, while Switzerland clocks in at the highest. With data starting in 2022, the researchers projected that cancer cases would by 2050 increase from 10.3 million to 19 million, and that deaths will increase from 5.4 million to 10.5 million. Beyond just warning the world with these terrifying figures, the lead author behind this study is also calling on medical practitioners and policymakers worldwide to work together to handle — and potentially reverse — this growing problem. "A national and international collaboration, as well as a coordinated multisectoral approach, are essential to improve current cancer outcomes and to reverse the anticipated rise in cancer burden by 2050," said University of Queensland's Habtamu Mellie Bizuayehu, the study's lead author. In the meantime, Bizuayehu urged increased access to cancer prevention, screening, diagnosis, and treatment — especially for men over 65. **More on cancer:** [*Microplastics Likely Causing Wave of Cancer in Young People*]() ## Author At Futurism, I've often been drawn to unpacking the narratives that underlie technological, scientific and medical progress, with a special interest in areas of conflict and ambiguity that end up setting agendas and steering the fates of both elites and the hoi polloi. I'm a committed generalist, but I often find myself returning to work involving NASA and the private space sector, the effects of AI on media and society, and the mechanics of the pharmaceutical industry, with a specific focus on the spread of GLP-1 drugs like Ozempic and Wegovy. Prior to Futurism, I worked for publications ranging from Media Matters and Truthdig to Raw Story and Bustle. I'm also the author of "Myspace Scene Queens," a 2024 title in Instar Books' acclaimed "Remember the Internet" series. My work at Futurism has been cited by outlets including the New Yorker, Slate, Nieman Lab, the Verge, the MIT Technology Review, the Sunday Times, and the Daily Beast. I grew up in North Carolina, attended the University of North Carolina at Asheville, and now live in Brooklyn, New York. In my free time, I'm an avid reader and music fan; you can probably find me at a local poetry reading, concert, underground rave, or DJ set. I'm the proud parent of an ineffable orange cat named Mee-Mow. ### Author social links [Bluesky]()