Cancer Facts & Stats

*These are estimates/averages from 2008 or year stated*

• 1 in 2 men & 1 in 3 women will contract cancer, 1 in 4 people will die from the disease.
• 156,530 people in California have cancer.
• About 77% of all cancers are diagnosed in people 55 and older.
• 1.5 million new cancer cases are expected in 2009.
• Breast cancer is the most frequently diagnosed form of cancer in women and is the most common cause of death in women 45-55 years old.
• 1in 8 women will get breast cancer.
• 184,550 new breast cancer cases are expected in 2008, 1,990 of those new cases are men.
• 40,930 will die from breast cancer this year.
• Breast cancer has a 89% survival rate if caught early and treated.
• Prostate cancer is the most frequently diagnosed form of cancer in men. 1 in 6 men will get prostate cancer.
• 186,320 new prostate cancer cases are expected this year and 28,660 will die from this form of cancer in 2008.
• Prostate cancer has a 99% survival rate if caught early and treated.
• Leukemia is the most frequently diagnosed cancer in children ages 1-14.
• Cancer in general is the second leading cause of death in the US. (Heart disease is number 1)
• Cancer Sucks!
  
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