| Cancer Statistics |
|
| Number of people diagnosed with cancer each year |
1.5 Million |
| Number of deaths annually from cancer afflictions |
600,000 |
| Top 10 Cancer Sites for U.S. Males (Per 100,000) |
Occurance Rate |
Death Rate |
| Prostate |
156.9 |
23.5 |
| Lung and Bronchus |
80.5 |
65.2 |
| Colon and Rectum |
52.7 |
20 |
| Urinary Bladder |
36.0 |
7.6 |
| Melanomas of the Skin |
23.5 |
– |
| Non-Hodgkin Lymphoma |
22.6 |
8.3 |
| Kidney and Renal Pelvis |
20.8 |
5.8 |
| Oral Cavity and Pharynx |
16.1 |
– |
| Leukemias |
15 |
9.4 |
| Pancreas |
13.2 |
12.5 |
| Esophagus |
7.7 |
7.8 |
| Liver and Intrahepatic Bile Duct |
6.5 |
7.2 |
| Top 10 Cancer Sites for U.S. Females (Per 100,000) |
Occurance Rate |
Death Rate |
| Female Breast |
120.4 |
22.8 |
| Lung and Bronchus |
54.5 |
40 |
| Colon and Rectum |
39.7 |
14.1 |
| Corpus and Uterus, NOS |
24.1 |
4.2 |
| Thyroid |
17.2 |
– |
| Non-Hodgkin Lymphoma |
15.7 |
5.2 |
| Melanomas of the Skin |
15.4 |
– |
| Ovary |
12.2 |
8.2 |
| Kidney and Renal Pelvis |
10.9 |
– |
| Pancreas |
10.2 |
9.4 |
| Leukemias |
5.9 |
5.3 |
| Brain and Other Nervous System |
5.5 |
3.5 |
| Liver and Intrahepatic Bile Duct |
5.2 |
3.2 |
| Money Spent Fighting Cancer by the National Cancer Society |
|
| Total spent annually by NCS to fight cancer |
$5.2 Billion |
| Cancer Type |
2008 Spending |
2009 Spending |
2010 Spending |
| Lung |
$247.6 Million |
$246.9 Million |
$281.9 Million |
| Prostate |
285.4 |
293.9 |
300.5 |
| Breast |
572.6 |
599.5 |
631.2 |
| Colorectal |
273.7 |
264.2 |
270.4 |
| Bladder |
24.1 |
25.9 |
22.6 |
| Melanoma |
110.8 |
103.7 |
102.3 |
| Non-Hodgkin Lymphoma |
122.6 |
130.9 |
122.4 |
| Kidney |
43.4 |
45.2 |
44.6 |
| Thyroid |
14.6 |
14.7 |
15.6 |
| Endometrial (Uterine) |
17.1 |
18.0 |
14.2 |
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Tags: Diseases
Statistic Sources & References
Sources: National Cancer Society, Center for Disease Control and Prevention
Content Author: Statistic Brain
Date research was conducted: September 1, 2016
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