In 2023, there were around ** people in South Korea being treated for thyroid cancer. Despite only rarely being found in men, breast cancer patients made up the second-largest patient group that year, with other gender-specific cancers ranking lower. The number of cancer patients across all types of cancer has increased over the past five years.
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Daily Pharm. (March 21, 2024). Number of cancer patients in South Korea in 2023, by type of cancer (in 1,000s) [Graph]. In ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Retrieved July 24, 2026, from /statistics/1496696/south-korea-cancer-patients-by-type/
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