24m by 2035 doesn't actually sound like that much. And the fact that most of the new cases will be coming from the developed world seems to speak more to the fa

24m by 2035 doesn't actually sound like that much. And the fact that most of the new cases will be coming from the developed world seems to speak more to the fact that life expectancy and pollution (due to development) in the developed world is increasing, meaning people are living longer, in more hazardous conditions, and are therefore more likely to get cancer. There really doesn't seem to be anything to be alarmed about. There will be about 73million deaths in 2035 (looking at current death rates vs. expected world population). If everyone who gets cancer dies from it in a year, there will be 24m deaths due to it, although http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cancer_survival_rates http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cancer_survival_rates indicates that cancer seems to have a >70% survival rate, in general. In 20 years, it's likely that survival rate will also be reflected in developing countries. So really, only about 7.2m, or about 10%, of our mortality will likely be due to cancer. That's still a lot, and it's worthwhile to try to prevent as many of those deaths as possible. But cancer seems like it's not, statistically, our biggest threat.