Cancer profiles
Research at a glance for 29 cancer types — published research, registered trials, coverage compared with oncology overall, and the burden of each disease worldwide.
Ordered by cancer deaths worldwide in 2024 (GLOBOCAN); types without a separate GLOBOCAN figure are listed last.
- Lung cancer1,861,839 deaths worldwide in 20242,637,005 new cases · 19.1%
- Colorectal cancer917,895 deaths worldwide in 20242,041,007 new cases · 9.4%
- Liver cancer732,489 deaths worldwide in 2024843,045 new cases · 7.5%
- Breast cancer693,660 deaths worldwide in 20242,434,087 new cases · 7.1%
- Gastric cancer641,554 deaths worldwide in 2024980,286 new cases · 6.6%
- Pancreatic cancer490,786 deaths worldwide in 2024531,318 new cases · 5.0%
- Head and neck cancer475,065 deaths worldwide in 20241,020,472 new cases · 4.9%
- Esophageal cancer441,994 deaths worldwide in 2024494,320 new cases · 4.5%
- Prostate cancer419,849 deaths worldwide in 20241,546,112 new cases · 4.3%
- Leukemia292,234 deaths worldwide in 2024495,113 new cases · 3.0%
- Cervical cancer279,583 deaths worldwide in 2024604,196 new cases · 2.9%
- Lymphoma254,418 deaths worldwide in 2024647,288 new cases · 2.6%
- Brain tumor248,964 deaths worldwide in 2024324,095 new cases · 2.6%
- Bladder cancer227,626 deaths worldwide in 2024635,264 new cases · 2.3%
- Ovarian cancer203,850 deaths worldwide in 2024330,731 new cases · 2.1%
- Kidney cancer144,871 deaths worldwide in 2024442,570 new cases · 1.5%
- Multiple myeloma119,029 deaths worldwide in 2024196,157 new cases · 1.2%
- Endometrial cancer100,680 deaths worldwide in 2024434,620 new cases · 1.0%
- Melanoma58,398 deaths worldwide in 2024337,969 new cases · 0.60%
- Thyroid cancer48,070 deaths worldwide in 2024959,281 new cases · 0.49%
- Mesothelioma22,715 deaths worldwide in 202427,350 new cases · 0.23%
- Testicular cancer9,240 deaths worldwide in 202470,714 new cases · 0.09%
- GlioblastomaNo separate GLOBOCAN figure
- Hepatocellular carcinomaNo separate GLOBOCAN figure
- NeuroblastomaNo separate GLOBOCAN figure
- Non-small cell lung cancerNo separate GLOBOCAN figure
- Renal cell carcinomaNo separate GLOBOCAN figure
- SarcomaNo separate GLOBOCAN figure
- Skin cancerNo separate GLOBOCAN figure