What are the top 10 most common cancers?
Mia Russell
Updated on May 28, 2026
What are the top 10 most common cancers?
The 13 Most Common Cancer Types
- Breast cancer.
- Lung cancer.
- Prostate cancer.
- Colorectal cancer.
- Melanoma.
- Bladder cancer.
- Non-Hodgkin lymphoma.
- Kidney cancer.
What are the top 5 worst cancers?
Top 5 Deadliest Cancers
- Prostate Cancer.
- Pancreatic Cancer.
- Breast Cancer.
- Colorectal Cancer.
- Lung Cancer.
What are the top 10 worst cancers?
Top 10 Deadliest Cancers
- Lung Cancer. Lung cancer tops the list of ten deadliest cancers.
- Colon Cancer. The second most killer cancer is the cancer of colon and rectum, which accounts for 9.6% of such fatalities.
- Breast cancer.
- Pancreatic Cancer.
- Bladder Cancer.
- Prostate Cancer.
- Liver cancer.
- Oesophagial Cancer.
What are the top 3 deadliest cancers?
Worldwide, the three cancers that killed the most people in 2020 were lung cancer (1.80 million deaths), colorectal cancer (935,000 deaths) and liver cancer (830,000 deaths).
What are the most survivable cancers?
What Is the Most Survivable Cancer?
| Sr. No. (From most to least) | Type of cancer | Patients expected to survive five years after their diagnosis (percent) |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Prostate cancer | 99 |
| 2 | Thyroid cancer | 98 |
| 3 | Testicular cancer | 97 |
| 4 | Melanoma (Skin cancer) | 94 |
What are the top 3 new cancers?
Global cancer incidence: both sexes
| Rank | Cancer | % of all cancers (excl. non-melanoma skin cancer) |
|---|---|---|
| All cancers* | ||
| 1 | Lung | 12.3% |
| 2 | Breast | 12.3% |
| 3 | Colorectal ** | 10.6% |
What are the easiest cancers to cure?
5 Curable Cancers
- Prostate Cancer.
- Thyroid Cancer.
- Testicular Cancer.
- Melanoma.
- Breast Cancer — Early Stage.
