EXTRA! EXTRA! Hot off the press: Cancer rates dropping in US!

Cancer death rates decreased: For men: 1.8% per year For women: 1.4% per year Death rates per 100,000 adults went from 215.1 in 1991 to 171.8 in 2010. From 1991 to 2010: most noticeable decrease in rates was for black men aged 40-49 For almost all major cancers, black men still have higher rates than white men. Cancers of Prostate is prostate, lung #1 with and colon will 27% of be ½ of all new new cases. cases. Lung cancer Prostate will cause cancer will be 28% of responsible for deaths. 10% of deaths. Data from 2003-2009 Asian American/Pacific Islander women had best survival rates: 69.5%

2014

US Cancer predictions for 1,665,540 new cases 585,720 deaths Lung cancer is still the #1 killer in both men and women.

20%

Based on American Cancer Society data from 2006-2010: Cancer incidence rates per year: For men: .6% per year For women: no change

50%

Cancers of Breast is breast, lung estimated and colon to be will be ½ of all 29% of new cases. new cases. Lung cancer Breast will cause cancer will be 26% of responsible for deaths. 15% of deaths. Data from 2003-2009 American Indian/Alaska Native men had worst survival rates: 56.8%

Source: CA Cancer J Clin Published online January 7, 2014 Read All About it Here!

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