Blood cancer claimed the lives of 11,314 people in 2018.
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The blood cancer (leukemia) suffered by Ibu Kristiani Herrawati, or Ani Yudhoyono, is one type of cancer that claims many lives. According to the 2018 Global Cancer Observatory data from the World Health Organization (WHO), last year leukemia deaths in Indonesia reached 11,314.
This death toll from blood cancer ranks fifth highest after lung cancer, breast cancer, cervical cancer, and liver cancer. Looking at the number of cases, there were 13,498 cases of blood cancer last year. The number of blood cancer cases ranks ninth highest in Indonesia after breast cancer, cervical cancer, lung cancer, liver cancer, nasopharyngeal cancer, colorectal cancer, non-Hodgkin lymphoma, and rectal cancer.
The WHO states that the prevalence of blood cancer in Indonesia over the last five years reached 35,870 cases. This prevalence encompasses all ages, both male and female.
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