As of 2022, breast cancer had the highest number of new cases in Africa, with 198,553 reported incidences of cancer. Cervical and prostate cancer followed, with around 126,000 and over 103,000 cases, respectively.
Number of new cancer cases in Africa in 2020 and 2022, by type
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