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. 2023 Jan 2;11(1):e005514. doi: 10.1136/jitc-2022-005514

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Proportion of cancer types in the global81 and USA93 human population in all sexes in comparison to neoplasia and malignancies in a rhesus macaque cohort of 2660 individuals.47 Lung, breast, colorectal, and prostate cancer are the most common malignancies in humans. In rhesus macaques, colorectal adenocarcinoma is the most observed neoplasm and malignancy. The second most frequent neoplasm in rhesus macaques is benign uterine leiomyoma. The second most frequent malignancy in rhesus macaques is breast cancer.