The most frequent types of cancer. According to the latest estimations of the Robert Koch institute, around 470,000 women and men newly fall ill of cancer in Germany every year. In the same period of time, cancer diseases cause more than 215,000 deaths. The percentual parts of the ten most frequent cancer diseases for men and women are represented. Source: Krebs in Deutschland 2007/2008, 8th edition, Robert Koch-Institut [Hrsg.], 2012More info here.
Left: men; top-to bottom: prostate, intestines, lung, bladder, oral cavity/pharynx, stomach, kidneys, skin, pancreas, NHL.
Right: women; top-to-bottom:breast, intestines, lung, uterus, skin, ovaries, pancreas, stomach, NHL, kidneys.
