Cancer facts
The number of people diagnosed with cancer has slowly decreased in recent years—mainly among men. The number of people who live for at least five years after being diagnosed with cancer has risen by 22 percent over the last two decades.
Rate of all cancers (both sexes)
Rates for U.S. population. Data from the National Cancer Institute Surveillance, Epidemiology, and End Results Program. Source: seer.cancer.govBut cancer has not been defeated:
- Cancer remains the second most important cause of death in the U.S. It kills more middle aged Americans than any other disease.
- More than 1.6 million Americans are being diagnosed with cancer each year. Some 500,000 Americans die of cancer yearly.
- Almost half the men and one third of the women in the U.S. will develop cancer at some point in their lifetimes.
- While rates of most cancers are declining or holding steady, the rates of childhood cancer, melanoma, thyroid cancer and liver cancer are on the rise.
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