CANCER STATISTICS
(sources:  American Medical Association - www.ama-assn.org, American Cancer Society - www.cancer.org)
  • One out of every three projected cancer deaths in 2000 are expected to be related to nutrition and other lifestyle factors
  • 8.4 million Americans alive today have a history of cancer
  • This year, 1,500 people will die from cancer every day, making it the second leading cause of death in the US
  • 5 year relative survival rates for all cancers is 59%
  • 1.2 million new cancer cases (excluding skin cancer) will be diagnosed in 2000
  • About 1.3 million cases of basal cell and squamous cell skin cancer will be diagnosed this year
  • Currently melanoma skin cancer strikes 15 of every 100,000 Americans.  Reported cases are increasing 3% every year
  • Overall annual costs for cancer are $107 billion  (National Institute of Health)
  • Treatments of breast, lung, and prostate cancers account for over half of the direct medical costs associated with cancer ($18.5 billion)
  • Among every 100,000 American men, 152 will develop prostate cancer
  • Among every 100,000 American women, 109 will develop breast cancer, 21 will develop uterine cancer, 15 will have ovarian cancer, and 9 will have cervical cancer

 (sources:  American Medical Association – www.ama-assn.org, American Cancer Society – www.cancer.org)
  • Did you know nearly 5 million lives have been lost to cancer since 1990?
  • Did you know skin cancers are more common than cancers of any other origin?
  • Did you know many of the 1.3 million skin cancers expected to be diagnosed in 2000 could be prevented?
  • Did you know one in every three cancer deaths projected to occur in 2000 are expected to be related to nutrition and other lifestyle factors, and thus, could have been prevented?
  • Did you know men have a one in two lifetime risk of developing cancer?
  • Did you know women have a one in three lifetime risk of developing cancer?
  • Did you know nearly 80% of all fatal cancers are diagnosed at age 55 or older?
  • Did you know smokers are ten times more likely to develop lung cancer than nonsmokers?
  • Did you know women who have a mother, sister, or daughter with breast cancer are twice as likely to develop breast cancer as women who don’t?
  • Did you know the five-year relative survival rate for all cancers is 59%?