Cancer continues to pose a significant public health challenge globally and in Türkiye, with approximately 20 million new cases diagnosed worldwide each year and around 240,000 new diagnoses recorded annually in Türkiye, according to the Turkish Medical Oncology Association (TTOD).
Speaking at a press conference held on Feb. 4 to mark World Cancer Day in Ankara, TTOD President Nuri Karadurmuş said cancer accounts for one in every five deaths worldwide, underlining the urgency of prevention, early diagnosis and access to evidence-based treatment.
Karadurmuş emphasized that advances in medical oncology have substantially improved patient outcomes over recent decades. He noted that the global five-year cancer survival rate, which stood at around 59% between the 1950s and early 2000s, has…