World Health Organization data paints an increased risk of cancer and cancer death for men, Elizabeth Tracey reports

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How can we explain the disparity between cancer deaths among men and women, including the prognostication in a recent WHO report on cancer worldwide that many more men will succumb? Kimmel Cancer Center director William Nelson at Johns Hopkins says screening is a major factor.

Nelson: Colorectal cancer screening, women are more likely to participate in those screening programs than men. And on the women's side you're having screen detected cancers, they always do better than symptom or organ dysfunctions detected cancers. They look at the mortality incidence ratio it's higher for men and women, especially for men as they get older. And it's higher in countries with a lower social economic development. They're arguing the deaths will increase from about 5.4 million men dying of cancer in 2022 to what they predict will be about 10 and a half million in 2050.   :32

Nelson says he would start educating men now that avoiding risky behaviors and having screening will help. At Johns Hopkins, I’m Elizabeth Tracey.