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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
Health
Jane Kirby

New study reveals most common cancer in the UK

Doctor holds up a ribbon to represent prostate cancer awareness - (Alamy/PA)

Prostate cancer has now become the most prevalent cancer across the UK, new analysis reveals, surpassing breast cancer as the most commonly diagnosed form of the disease.

Figures compiled by the charity Prostate Cancer UK show that 64,425 men were diagnosed with prostate cancer in 2022, compared with 61,640 cases of breast cancer, which had previously held the top spot.

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