As of 2020, breast cancer had the highest number of incidences in Africa, with 186,598 cases out of a total of over 1.1 million reports of cancer. Following this were cervical and prostate cancer, with 117,316 and 93,173 cases, respectively.
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WHO, & International Agency for Research on Cancer. (March 8, 2021). Number of new cancer cases in Africa in 2020, by type [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved July 22, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1416226/number-of-new-cancer-cases-in-africa-by-type/
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