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Cancer - number of new cases among females worldwide by type 2018
Number of new cancer cases worldwide among females in 2018, by type of cancer
by John Elflein,
last edited
Jul 22, 2019
This statistic shows the estimated number of new cancer cases among females worldwide in 2018, distributed by type of cancer. For females of all ages, the total number of new cancer cases is estimated to stand at approximately 8.6 million. Of that figure, some 0.7 million were cancer cases concerning the lung.
Number of new cancer cases worldwide among females in 2018, by type of cancer
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| Number of new cancer cases | |
|---|---|
| Breast | 2,088,849 |
| Colorectum | 823,303 |
| Lung | 725,352 |
| Cervixuteri | 569,847 |
| Thyroid | 436,344 |
| Corpusuteri | 382,069 |
| Stomach | 349,947 |
| Ovary | 295,414 |
| Liver | 244,506 |
| Non-Hodgkinlymphoma | 224,877 |
| Pancreas | 215,885 |
| Leukaemia | 187,579 |
| Oesophagus | 172,335 |
| Kidney | 148,755 |
| Melanomaofskin | 137,025 |
| Brain,centralnervoussystem | 134,317 |
| Bladder | 125,311 |
| Gallbladder | 122,024 |
| Lip,oralcavity | 108,444 |
| Multiplemyeloma | 70,088 |
| Vulva | 44,235 |
| Nasopharynx | 35,663 |
| Hodgkinlymphoma | 33,431 |
| Salivaryglands | 23,543 |
| Larynx | 22,445 |
| Oropharynx | 18,415 |
| Vagina | 17,600 |
| Kaposisarcoma | 13,551 |
| Hypopharynx | 13,112 |
| Mesothelioma | 8,781 |
| Number of new cancer cases | |
|---|---|
| Breast | 2,088,849 |
| Colorectum | 823,303 |
| Lung | 725,352 |
| Cervixuteri | 569,847 |
| Thyroid | 436,344 |
| Corpusuteri | 382,069 |
| Stomach | 349,947 |
| Ovary | 295,414 |
| Liver | 244,506 |
| Non-Hodgkinlymphoma | 224,877 |
| Pancreas | 215,885 |
| Leukaemia | 187,579 |
| Oesophagus | 172,335 |
| Kidney | 148,755 |
| Melanomaofskin | 137,025 |
| Brain,centralnervoussystem | 134,317 |
| Bladder | 125,311 |
| Gallbladder | 122,024 |
| Lip,oralcavity | 108,444 |
| Multiplemyeloma | 70,088 |
| Vulva | 44,235 |
| Nasopharynx | 35,663 |
| Hodgkinlymphoma | 33,431 |
| Salivaryglands | 23,543 |
| Larynx | 22,445 |
| Oropharynx | 18,415 |
| Vagina | 17,600 |
| Kaposisarcoma | 13,551 |
| Hypopharynx | 13,112 |
| Mesothelioma | 8,781 |
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by John Elflein,
last edited
Jul 22, 2019
This statistic shows the estimated number of new cancer cases among females worldwide in 2018, distributed by type of cancer. For females of all ages, the total number of new cancer cases is estimated to stand at approximately 8.6 million. Of that figure, some 0.7 million were cancer cases concerning the lung.
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