What is the most common cancer among men and women?

Cancer is one of the deadliest diseases worldwide. Photography: Shutterstock

Despite the fact that there are treatments to combat it more and more effectively, the number of deaths from this disease is increasing.

Let’s translate it into numbers:

According to the International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC), it is estimated that one in five men and one in six women around the world will develop cancer in their lifetime.
With 12% cancer is the third cause of death in Mexico.
In 70% of the cases detected in the country, they are in late stages.

Now that we have seen the numbers, we explain:

What is cancer?

Cancer is a disease in which some cells in the body multiply out of control and spread to other parts of the body.

When these cells multiply, they are capable of destroying and replacing normal tissues, causing malignant tumors to form.

Now that we know what cancer is:

How does it affect men and women?

According to information from UNAM in 2020, the main cancers that affected men the most were:

And in women?

Although cancer can be hereditary, we can take effective actions to prevent it, here are our recommendations:

Remember that self-examination is one of the most important practices to detect any anomaly at an early stage.

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