Table 1 Leading cancers in men and women in Africa (Source: Globocan 2012)

 Prostate

42,802

17.0

1.5

 Liver

37,012

11.8

1.3

 Lung

19,430

7.0

0.8

 Kaposi sarcoma

16,343

4.9

0.5

 Colorectum

15,102

5.1

0.6

 Non-Hodgkin lymphoma

15,021

4.3

0.4

 Oesophagus

14,702

5.3

0.6

 Stomach

12,000

4.1

0.5

 Leukaemia

11,638

3.1

0.3

 Bladder

9362

3.5

0.4

 Pancreas

6424

2.3

0.3

 Lip, oral cavity

6083

2.1

0.2

 Brain, nervous system

5415

1.6

0.2

 Larynx

4258

1.5

0.2

 Kidney

4155

1.1

0.1

 Nasopharynx

3478

1.1

0.1

 Hodgkin lymphoma

2834

0.8

0.1

 Other pharynx

2631

0.9

0.1

 Multiple myeloma

2573

0.9

0.1

 Melanoma of skin

1543

0.5

0.1

 Breast

63,160

17.3

1.8

 Cervix uteri

60,098

17.5

2

 Liver

19,045

5.6

0.6

 Colorectum

14,270

4.2

0.5

 Ovary

13,085

3.8

0.4

 Non-Hodgkin lymphoma

11,427

2.9

0.3

 Oesophagus

10,542

3.3

0.4

 Stomach

9801

3.0

0.3

 Leukaemia

9483

2.4

0.3

 Kaposi sarcoma

9184

2.2

0.2

 Lung

7653

2.4

0.3

 Pancreas

5280

1.6

0.2

 Brain, nervous system

4581

1.2

0.1

 Lip, oral cavity

4258

1.3

0.1

 Corpus uteri

4030

1.3

0.2

 Kidney

4014

0.9

0.1

 Thyroid

3979

1.3

0.2

 Bladder

3906

1.2

0.1

 Gallbladder

2796

0.9

0.1

 Multiple myeloma

2494

0.8

0.1