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Table 5 Cancer in developing countries :incidence & deaths (× 103) in 2000 [18]

From: The burden of non communicable diseases in developing countries

Cancer

Developing Incidence

%

Developing deaths

%

Lung

792

14.7

522

14.6

Breast

471

8.8

184

5.6

Colorectal

334

6.2

252

7.0

Stomach

543

10.1

417

11.7

Liver

457

8.5

443

12.4

Prostate

127

2.4

76

2.1

Cervical

379

7.0

194

5.4

Oesophagus

341

6.3

274

7.7

Head&neck

262

4.9

154

4.3

Bladder

124

2.3

65

1.8

Other

1546

71.2

992

27.8

Total

5376

100%

3563

57.4