Which of the following comprise 5% or more of the estimated new cases of cancer in men or women each year? (Select all that apply.)
a. Colorectal cancer
b. Non-Hodgkin lymphoma
c. Kidney cancer
d. Lung cancer
e. Breast cancer
f. Prostate cancer
ANS: A, D, E, F
Lung and bronchial cancer is the most common cancer in both women and men (26% to 30% of new cases, respectively) followed by breast cancer (15% in women), prostate cancer (9% in women), and colorectal cancer (9% in both men and women). Non-Hodgkin lymphoma is more rare (3% to 4% in men and women, respectively), as is kidney cancer (3% in men, no statistic given for women).
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