Oncology is a branch of medicine that deals with the prevention, diagnosis, and treatment of cancer. A medical professional who practices oncology is an oncologist. The name's etymological origin is the Greek word ὄγκος (ónkos), meaning "tumor", "volume" or "mass" and the word λόγος (logos), meaning "study".
Ovarian cancer
Skin cancer
Cervix cancer
Colon & rectal cancer
Endometrial cancer
Head and neck cancer
Thyroid cancer
Oesophageal cancer
Stomach cancer
Liver cancer
Pancreatic cancer
Testis cancer
Lymphoma
Bone cancer
Brain cancer
Melanoma
Non-Hodgkin Lymphoma
Select a type of cancer to learn about treatment, causes and prevention, screening, and the latest research.
https://www.cancer.gov/types
The analysis is based on UK statistics. Based on data for 2014-2016. Data is taken from https://www.cancerresearchuk.org/about-cancer
Of course, there is data for a longer period of time. They are very interesting and important. But in this text we limit ourselves to the latest trends in cancer incidence.
UK data is of high quality. It is clear that they can not be representative for the whole world. There are many factors that make cancer incidence quite specific for different regions of the world.