Cancer Treatment: market research reports

Worldwide cancer affects more than 10 million people each year and the incidence of cancer is expected to increase by 2.4% annually to reach 14 million per year by 2020. Cancer is the second most common death in the industrialized world.

Cancer is a disease characterized by uncontrolled cell proliferation. Of the more than 100 types of cancer, lung, breast, and colorectal cancer account for nearly half of new cases per year in the United States.

Lung cancer, which is highly correlated with cigarette smoking, is responsible for more deaths than any other form of cancer. Cigarette smoking and other environmental factors are associated with the majority of cancers.

With the growing incidence of cancer, a growing and aging world population and significant medical advances, there will continue to be phenomenal growth in the market for cancer diagnosis and treatment products.