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Cancer Deaths-Fact Sheet

POSTED: Thursday, February 9, 2006

CANCER MILESTONE
  • Cancer deaths in United States fall for first time in over 70 years.
  • 556,902 died from cancer in 2003; down 369 from 2002.
  • Death rate has been falling, but population keeps rising.

    THE EXPLANATION
  • Smoking on decline; cancer spotted earlier and treated better.

    MOST COMMON CANCERS (2003)
  • Lung: men, 89,964; women, 68,122
  • Colon, rectum: men, 28,007; women, 27,951.
  • Breast: men, 380; women, 41,620.
  • Prostate: men, 29,554.

    SIGNIFICANCE
  • Half-million still die every year, but drop encouraging.
  • Total deaths may rise again because of aging population.

    Source: National Center for Health Statistics

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