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Cancer In The U.S. – The Stats

2/10/2022

 
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​The most common cancers are breast cancer, lung and bronchus cancer, prostate cancer, colon and rectum cancer, melanoma of the skin, bladder cancer, non-Hodgkin lymphoma, kidney and renal pelvis cancer, endometrial cancer, leukemia, pancreatic cancer, thyroid cancer, and liver cancer.
Cancer In The U.S. – The Stats
By Pierre Mouchette | Bits-n-Pieces
The Facts
Actual numbers are still pending, but early estimates for cancer diagnoses in 2020 are:
  • Men - prostate, lung, and colorectal cancers will account for an estimated 43% of all new cancers.
  • Women - breast, lung, and colorectal cancers will account for an estimated 50% of all new cancers.
  • The cancer mortality rate - is higher among men than women (189.5 per 100,000 men and 135.7 per 100,000 women).  When comparing groups based on race/ethnicity and sex, cancer mortality is highest in African American men (227.3 per 100,000) and lowest in Asian/Pacific Islander women (85.6 per 100,000).
  • For 2020, an estimated 16,850 children and adolescents ages 0 to 19 will be diagnosed with cancer, and 1,730 will die of the disease.
 
The above information was obtained from the National Cancer Institute (NIH) website:
https://www.cancer.gov/about-cancer/understanding/statistics    (reviewed 2/8/22)

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