Cancer affects millions of people on all continents and has a profound impact on society, as it involves family members and an entire support network during treatment and recovery from the disease.
It is the second most common type among men and mainly affects people over 65 years old.
Breast cancer can affect both sexes, but it is rare in men. It is the second most common type of cancer in women.
These are tumors that develop from the large intestine (the colon) to the rectum (the end of the intestine, before the anus).
It is the most common cancer in the head and neck region and affects women three times more than men.
There are two types: melanoma, which is more severe, and non-melanoma, the most common in the country and the fifth most common in the world.
It is the eighth most common in the world, and its incidence in men is about twice as high as in women.
Smoking increases the chances of developing this type of cancer by up to ten times.
