<unk>  has been a constant global health concern for a number of years, resulting in significant social and economic impacts on individuals with<unk>  and their families. The risk of developing<unk>  is 20.2%. In 2018, 18 million patients were diagnosed with a malignant tumour with lung, breast and prostate being the most common form. Additionally, there were approximately 10 million mortalities due to cancer in 2020 and, there is an overall trend which demonstrated that malignant mortality has increased by 28% over the past 15 years. Lung cancer has the highest mortality rate in comparison to other forms of cancer, with the leading cause of development due to smoking. The number of smokers in China is rapidly increasing with tobacco killing approximately 3000 people each day. The diagnosis of lung cancer is most common within the 50–59-year age bracket. Further, it caused 1.8 million deaths in 2020 alone. In those aged 14 or younger, leukaemia is the most frequent form of<unk>  with the brain and nervous system subsequent. These individuals account for approximately 1% of the cancer mortality rate – about 110,000 children each year. The 15-49-year-old age bracket most common form of<unk>  is breast cancer with liver and lung cancer following. Finally, those aged 60 and over mainly suffer lung, colorectal, stomach and liver<unk> . Uses of "malignant" in oncology include:<unk> , malignant neoplasm and malignant tumor are synonymous with cancer *Malignant ascites *Malignant transformation Non-oncologic disorders referred to as "malignant" include: *Malignant hypertension *Malignant hyperthermia *Malignant otitis externa *Malignant tertian malaria (malaria caused specifically by Plasmodium falciparum) *Neuroleptic malignant syndrome
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Degenerative disease
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