Estimated annual cancer cases and deaths worldwide
Annually there are an estimated 11 million new cases of cancer worldwide, while every year there are an estimated 7.9 million deaths caused by cancer.
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Estimated new annual cases of cancer and deaths caused by cancer worldwide (as of 2008)
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Deutsche Krebshilfe. (August 1, 2009). Estimated new annual cases of cancer and deaths caused by cancer worldwide (as of 2008) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved June 11, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/264330/new-cases-of-cancer-and-deaths-caused-by-cancer-worldwide/
Deutsche Krebshilfe. "Estimated new annual cases of cancer and deaths caused by cancer worldwide (as of 2008)." Chart. August 1, 2009. Statista. Accessed June 11, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/264330/new-cases-of-cancer-and-deaths-caused-by-cancer-worldwide/
Deutsche Krebshilfe. (2009). Estimated new annual cases of cancer and deaths caused by cancer worldwide (as of 2008). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: June 11, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/264330/new-cases-of-cancer-and-deaths-caused-by-cancer-worldwide/
Deutsche Krebshilfe. "Estimated New Annual Cases of Cancer and Deaths Caused by Cancer Worldwide (as of 2008)." Statista, Statista Inc., 1 Aug 2009, https://www.statista.com/statistics/264330/new-cases-of-cancer-and-deaths-caused-by-cancer-worldwide/
Deutsche Krebshilfe, Estimated new annual cases of cancer and deaths caused by cancer worldwide (as of 2008) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/264330/new-cases-of-cancer-and-deaths-caused-by-cancer-worldwide/ (last visited June 11, 2025)
Estimated new annual cases of cancer and deaths caused by cancer worldwide (as of 2008) [Graph], Deutsche Krebshilfe, August 1, 2009. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/264330/new-cases-of-cancer-and-deaths-caused-by-cancer-worldwide/
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