Editorial: Looking beyond our own horizons

Abstract

The number of new cancer cases is well on the way to doubling by 2030, as predicted in 2012 when 14.1 million individuals were newly diagnosed worldwide. The increase stems from various risk factors: a growing and aging population, increased use of tobacco and alcohol, a greater prevalence of unhealthy diets and physical inactivity, occupational and environmental hazards, and the ongoing risk of infectious agents such as human papilloma virus and hepatitis B.