Cancer Prevalence in Europe as of 2020
Source: The Asco Post, March 2024
In a study reported in The Lancet Oncology, De Angelis et al estimated the numbers of patients alive after a cancer diagnosis in Europe as of 2020.
Study Details
The study used data from the EUROCARE-6 study to estimate the prevalence of cancer in 29 European countries and the 27 countries in the European Union (EU27) as of 2020.
Key Findings
A total of 23,711,000 (95% confidence interval [CI] = 23,565,000–23,857,000) people were estimated to be alive after a cancer diagnosis in Europe (representing 5.0% of the population), including 22,347,000 (95% CI = 22,210,000–22,483,000) in EU27. Female survivors (12,818,000; 95% CI = 12,720,000–12,917,000) outnumbered male survivors (10,892,000; 95% CI = 10,785,000–11,000,000).