Cancer Statistics 2020: Global Impact, Prevention, and Treatment

Cancer is a leading cause of death worldwide It accounted for nearly 10 million deaths in 2020 That's nearly one in six deaths The most common causes of cancer deaths are lung colon liver stomach and breast Both men and women are at risk of cancer In fact the cases are nearly equal among both Of the total cases in 2020 9.3 million cases were in men while 8.8 million were in women