Cancer in Latin America - Statistics & Facts

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Newly diagnosed cancer cases in Latin America as share of global cases
7.8%
Cancer type with the highest prevalence rate in Latin America
Breast cancer
Cancer type with the highest mortality rate in Latin America
Prostate cancer

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