The World Health Organization has released a report showing a dramatic increase in cancer is likely over the next 20 years and that most of the cancer cases will strike in the emerging world.

The World Cancer Report shows a jump in new cancer cases of 1.4 million in the four years between 2008 and 2012.  Of the 14.1 million new cases in 2012, 58% of the patients died from their disease.

However, the most shocking part of the report is that the WHO predicts cancer rates will increase as much as 70% in the next 20 years reaching an expected level of 25 million a year.  Using the 58% mortality rate from 2012, that would mean 14.5 million cancer deaths in 2032.

The biggest growth in cancer rates will not be in the countries that currently face the most cases and have the strongest medical systems.  The WHO reports says emerging nations with poor economies will see surges from cancers triggered by infections like cervical cancer and from tobacco, alcohol and processed food use.

Lung cancer is the leading cause of cancer death for men while breast cancer is the leading cause of cancer death for women.