Ghana lost 17,944 lives to cancer in 2022, with an estimated 27,385 new cases recorded that year, according to the Ghana Health Service (GHS), GNA reports.
Speaking at a press briefing on Tuesday to mark the 2025 World Cancer Day celebration, Acting Director-General of the GHS, Professor Samuel Kaba Akoriyea, described the statistics as alarming and highlighted efforts to intensify campaigns on leading male cancers, including prostate and liver cancer.
He revealed that liver cancer alone recorded a staggering 90 per cent mortality rate in 2022, with 2,390 deaths out of 2,656 cases.
Prostate cancer also saw a worrying 52 per cent mortality rate, resulting in 1,233 deaths out of 2,395 cases.
