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Are the frequent cancer types similar in different countries?

April 26, 2017cancer countries different frequent similar types

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Are the frequent cancer types similar in different countries?

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No there are great variations in the occurence and pattern of cancer in different parts of the world. In India, the occurence of mouth and throat cancer is highest when compared to other regions of the world. Stomach cancers occur with high frequency in Japan and some East European countries. Liver cancer is the frequent cancer in Africa. The predominant cancer in certain areas of China is oesophageal cancer, in other places it is Nasopharynx or Liver cancer. Lung, colon and breast cancers predominate in the United States of America. There is no scientific proof yet that cancer is a contagious disease.