Worldwide scenario:

• Cancer is the second leading cause of death. Every year around 9.6 million deaths are reported.
• Prostate, lung and colorectal cancers are the most prevalent in men.
• The most common cancers diagnosed in women are breast, lung and colorectal cancers.
• 70% deaths in low- and middle- income countries occur from cancer.
• Viral infections account for about 25% cases whereas; approx. 33.33% deaths are due to behavioral and dietary habits.

Scenario in Bangladesh:

• 0.15 million new cases and 0.12 million deaths have been reported in 2018.
• Top most frequent cancers in both sex are- oesophagus (13.9%), lip & oral cavity (8.9%), breast (8.5%), lung (8.2%), and that of cervix uteri (5.4%).
• There is a risk of 11.4% for developing cancer and 8.6% for death before age 75.

Source: Globocan 2018