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. 2021 Jan 4;2:98–108. doi: 10.1016/j.jdin.2020.10.013

Table I.

Global incidence ranks of neoplasms in 2017

Cause Number of new cases (2017) Percent change (1990-2017) 2017 Incidence rank
Other benign and in situ neoplasms 9,714,953 42.8% 1
Skin cancer: basal cell carcinoma 5,884,759 77.4% 2
 Lung cancer 2,163,132 100.4% 3
 Breast cancer 1,960,682 123.1% 4
 Colorectal cancer 1,833,451 121.9% 5
Skin cancer: squamous cell carcinoma 1,778,829 309.7% 6
 Prostate cancer 1,334,315 179.1% 7
 Stomach cancer 1,220,662 41.2% 8
 Benign and in situ intestinal neoplasms 1,010,854 60.9% 9
 Other malignant neoplasms 715,546 132.0% 10
 Cervical cancer 601,186 44.5% 11
 Lymphoma 487,964 135.9% 12
 Bladder cancer 473,800 90.1% 13
 Esophageal cancer 472,525 52.3% 14
 Pancreatic cancer 447,665 129.1% 15
 Uterine cancer 406,793 121.6% 16
 Brain cancer 405,218 108.4% 17
 Liver cancer (due to hepatitis B) 403,964 83.8% 18
 Kidney cancer 393,043 89.6% 19
 Lip and oral cavity cancer 389,760 109.6% 20
Melanoma 308,684 161.3% 21
 Benign and in situ cervical and uterine neoplasms 299,385 14.6% 22
 Ovarian cancer 286,127 88.1% 23

Benign and in situ neoplasms: International Statistical Classification of Diseases and Related Health Problems, Tenth Revision ([ICD-10] codes D00-D49).