By 2040, 15 million will need chemotherapy each year, says study

The estimated proportion of patients needing chemotherapy who reside in low-income or middle-income countries was 63% (6.1 million of 9.8 million) in 2018, and will be 67% (10.1 million of 15 million) in 2040.

Of the additional 5.2 million people needing treatment by 2040, an estimated 75% will reside in these countries.

Of the 15 million people who will require chemotherapy in 2040, more than one-third will be living in eastern Asia (5.2 million, 35%), 12% (1.7 million) in south central Asia, 10% (1.4 million) in northern America, 7% (9.8 lakh) in South eastern Asia, 6% (9.2 lakh) in South America, and 5% (8.1 lakh) in western Europe, the study estimates.

Source: The Lancet Oncology

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