Prostate cancer was the most common type of cancer for new diagnosed patients in Brazil in 2020, with more than 97 thousand new cases reported. Breast cancer ranked second, with almost 88.5 thousand new cases. In 2019, the usage rate of mammography systems in the South American country added up to four percent.
Leading cancer types in Brazil in 2020, by number of cases
(in 1,000s)
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International Agency for Research on Cancer (Global Cancer Observatory). (December 15, 2020). Leading cancer types in Brazil in 2020, by number of cases (in 1,000s) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved August 16, 2022, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/967391/brazil-new-cancer-cases-type/
International Agency for Research on Cancer (Global Cancer Observatory). "Leading cancer types in Brazil in 2020, by number of cases (in 1,000s)." Chart. December 15, 2020. Statista. Accessed August 16, 2022. https://www.statista.com/statistics/967391/brazil-new-cancer-cases-type/
International Agency for Research on Cancer (Global Cancer Observatory). (2020). Leading cancer types in Brazil in 2020, by number of cases (in 1,000s). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: August 16, 2022. https://www.statista.com/statistics/967391/brazil-new-cancer-cases-type/
International Agency for Research on Cancer (Global Cancer Observatory). "Leading Cancer Types in Brazil in 2020, by Number of Cases (in 1,000s)." Statista, Statista Inc., 15 Dec 2020, https://www.statista.com/statistics/967391/brazil-new-cancer-cases-type/
International Agency for Research on Cancer (Global Cancer Observatory), Leading cancer types in Brazil in 2020, by number of cases (in 1,000s) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/967391/brazil-new-cancer-cases-type/ (last visited August 16, 2022)
