The region contributes about 50% of all new cancer cases (9.2 million) and over half of cancer deaths (5.1 million) worldwide each year.

Cancer is the leading cause of premature death in North America. An estimated 2.1 million new cancer cases and 701,000 cancer deaths occur in North America each year. The region contributes almost ...

Northern Africa, Central and West Asia is a diverse region characterized by relatively low but increasing cancer incidence rates. Breast cancer is the most common cancer in both sexes combined in all ...

Netherlands Antony van Leeuwenhoek (1632–1723) refined the single lens microscope and was the first to see blood cells and bacteria, aiding the better understanding of cells, blood, and lymphatic ...

Map 24.1 All cancers combined (excluding non-melanoma skin cancer) incidence and mortality, age-standardized rates (world) per 100,000, in Latin America and the Caribbean, 2022 ...

Cancer is the second leading cause of death worldwide and is likely to become the leading cause of premature death in every country of the world in this century. At present, there are close to 19 ...

Figures Figure 1.1: Ferlay J, Laversanne M, Ervik M, Lam F, Colombet M, Mery L, Piñeros M, Znaor A, Soerjomataram I, Bray F (2024). Global Cancer Observatory: Cancer ...

Footnote Indigenous populations for each country: Australia - Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders (2018-2019), USA – American Indian and Alaskan Native (2022), Canada - Aboriginal (First Nations, ...

Reproductive and hormonal factors and cancer riskIncreases risk Decreases risk ...

Exposures to numerous potentially modifiable risk factors for cancer vary substantially across and within countries and are often associated with socioeconomic status. Cancer is the second leading ...

Proportion (%) of cancer cases attributable to human papillomavirus (HPV) infection among females, 2020 ...