00:00A new WH report warns cancer is taking a devastating human and economic toll,
00:05claiming more than 26,000 lives every day worldwide.
00:09Experts say the fatality rates can vary depending on the continent.
00:12While one in four people are expected to develop cancer in Europe or in North America,
00:19only one in 12 are expected to die from the disease.
00:24This is really different to the reality we see in sub-Saharan Africa.
00:30The survival gap is stark.
00:32In wealthy countries, nearly 9 in 10 women survive breast cancer for at least five years,
00:38compared with just 4 in 10 in low-income nations.
00:43Thanks to private medical insurance, I was able to seek a second opinion,
00:48have a biopsy and access timely, high-quality care in the UK.
00:53Those opportunities gave me a fighting chance of survival.
00:56But we know that's not the reality for most people across Nigeria and most other low- and middle-income
01:03countries,
01:03where delayed diagnosis, limited access to care, and financial hardship far too often determine who lives and who dies.
01:12Cancer remains the world's second deadliest disease,
01:15with cases expected to surge to nearly 35 million a year by 2050,
01:21unless urgent action is taken to improve prevention, treatment and patient care.
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