In 2020, there were more than 4.5 million new cancer cases in China. Lung cancer was the most common type of cancer, with more than 800,000 new cases. Colorectum and stomach cancers were also common, with more than a million new cases combined. Although breast cancer was the most common cancer globally, it ranked fourth in China with more than 400,000 new cases.
Number of new cancer cases in China in 2020, by type of cancer
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