S. No.

Type of Cancer

Ranking in Men

Ranking in Women

1.

Trachea, brochus, lung cancers

1

2

2.

Stomach cancer

2

3

3.

Liver cancer

3

6

4.

Colon and rectum cancers

4

4

5.

Oesophagus cancer

5

7

6.

Prostrate cancer

6

-

7.

Mouth and oropharynx cancers

7

12

8.

Lymphomas & multiple myeloma

8

9

9.

Leukaemia

9

11

10.

Bladder cancer

10

14

11.

Pancreas cancer

11

10

12.

Melanoma & other skin cancers

12

15

13.

Breast cancer

-

1

14.

Cervix uteri cancer

-

5

15.

Ovary cancer

-

8

16.

Corpus uteri cancer

-

13

Table 4: Ranking of most common cancer among men and women according to number of deaths, by cancer site, WHO worldwide data, 2004 [72].