Diagnosed cancers among males aged 80 years and above in South Africa 2019, by type
70 to 79 year age group as of 2019.
In 2019, Basal cell carcinoma was the most frequently occurring cancer in males ages 80 years and above with 1,019 recorded cases. Squamous cell carcinoma followed with 885 reports. Prostate cancer, although still relatively high in occurrence, notably decreased from the amounts recorded in the