The developing countries have 5% of the world’s resources for cancer treatment, prevention, care & research – while these countries are home to two-thirds of the world’s cancer patients. Of even greater concern is the fact that 70% of the patients are only diagnosed at the terminal stage since awareness is abysmally low and most people are unaware that 50% of the cancers are curable if detected early. The global cancer burden is expected to be 28.4 million cases in 2040 a 47% rise from 2020, with a larger increase in transitioning (64% to 95%) versus transitioned (32% to 56%) countries due to demographic changes.

This may be further exacerbated by increasing risk factors associated with globalization and a growing economy.