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*The incidence rate depicted is the age-standardized rate (ASR - European 2013): a weighted mean of the age-specific rates where the weights are taken from the population distribution of a standard population. The ASR is expressed per 100,000.
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Cancer incidence in the EU in 2022, by cancer site and gender
Across European countries, the cancer site with the highest estimated cancer incidence in 2022 for both genders, when not taking into account gender specific sites, was the colorectum. For the female group, breast was the site with the highest incidence rate, presenting cases per 100,000 population. While for the male group, prostate was the most common site, with an incidence rate of per 100,000 population. This statistic depicts the estimated incidence rate in the EU in 2022, by cancer site and gender.
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