Common cancer types covered by journal articles resulting from US government funds in relation to the number of estimated new cases in 2017 and estimated deaths21
| Cancer type | No. of scientific articles published in 2016 (n=4984*) | No. of estimated new cases (rank) | No. of estimated deaths (rank) |
| Breast | 1284 | 2 55 190† (1) | 41 070‡ (4) |
| Lung | 630 | 2 22 500 (2) | 1 55 870 (1) |
| Prostate | 586 | 1 61 360 (3) | 26 730 (6) |
| Colon and rectal | 535 | 1 35 430 (4) | 50 260 (2) |
| Leukaemia | 544 | 62 130 (9) | 24 500 (7) |
| Pancreatic | 309 | 53 670 (12) | 43 090 (3) |
| Liver | 302 | 40 710 (13) | 28 920 (5) |
| Melanoma | 302 | 87 110 (5) | 9730 (12) |
| Non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma | 170 | 72 240 (7) | 20 140 (8) |
| Kidney | 106 | 63 990 (8) | 14 400 (10) |
| Endometrial | 77 | 61 380 (10) | 10 920 (11) |
| Thyroid | 71 | 56 870 (11) | 2010 (13) |
| Urinary/bladder | 68 | 79 030 (6) | 16 870 (9) |
*Articles may be counted multiple times if they include two or more cancers.
†Breast cancer total new cases 2 55 190 (25 2710 females; 2470 males).
‡Breast cancer total estimated deaths 41 070 (40 610 females; 460 males).