( ( ( ( ( ( Breast cancer ) ( was ( the ( ( most common ) ( female cancer ) ) ) ) ) , ) and ) ( ( prostate cancer ) ( was ( the ( ( most common ) ( male cancer ) ) ) ) ) ) . )
(ROOT (S (S (NP (JJ Breast) (NN cancer)) (VP (VBD was) (NP (DT the) (ADJP (RBS most) (JJ common)) (JJ female) (NN cancer)))) (, ,) (CC and) (S (NP (NN prostate) (NN cancer)) (VP (VBD was) (NP (DT the) (ADJP (RBS most) (JJ common)) (JJ male) (NN cancer)))) (. .)))
Breast cancer was the most common female cancer, and prostate cancer was the most common male cancer.
(ROOT (S (NP (JJ Breast) (NN cancer)) (VP (VBZ is) (NP (NP (DT the) (ADJP (RBS most) (JJ common)) (NN type)) (PP (IN of) (NP (NP (NN cancer)) (PP (IN in) (NP (JJ adult) (NNS females))))))) (. .)))