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What is the difference between deaths from lung cancer and deaths from prostate cancer?
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What were the mortality and morbity rates for prostate cancer as of 2005?
The ACS reported that nearly 232,000 new cases of prostate cancer would be diagnosed in 2005, causing more than 30,000 deaths, making prostate cancer the second most fatal cancer for men behind lung cancer.
What is the frequency of cancer-related deaths in America?
Lung: 160,100; Colon and rectum: 56,500; Breast: 43,900; Prostate: 39,200.
How many cases of prostate cancer are there?
Prostate cancer is the most common cancer, other than skin cancers, in American men. The American Cancer Society estimates that during 2008 about 186,320 new cases of prostate cancer will be diagnosed in the United States. About 1 man in 6 will be diagnosed with prostate cancer during his lifetime, but only 1 man in 35 will die of it. More than 2 million men in the United States who have been diagnosed with prostate cancer at some point are still alive today. Prostate cancer is the second leading cause of cancer death in American men, behind only lung cancer. The American Cancer Society estimates that 28,660 men in the United States will die of prostate cancer in 2008. Prostate cancer accounts for about 10% of cancer-related deaths in men. Source: American Cancer Society--January 2009
What is the most deadly cancer in men and women?
lung cancer is the worst according to the doctors the worst way to die is to have a lung cancer and 50.000 people dies every day in the cause of this terrible disease and the best way to avoid it is to stay away from smoke and the wet dark places
3 deadliest types of cancer in men?
The cancer with the highest death rate in men is lung cancer. The second highest death among men is prostate cancer and colon cancer is rated very high in causing annual deaths in men.
Outline about lung cancer?
Lung cancer is the leading cause of deaths because of cancer in the United States. Lung cancer kills more people each year than colon, prostate, ovarian, and breast cancers combined. Smokers have the greatest risk of lung cancer.
How many cancer deaths come from breast cancer?
1 in 35 people that get breast cancer will die
What is the difference between the number of deaths for the Allied and Axis countries?
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How many people died in 2010 from prostate cancer?
There are approximately 40,000 deaths, of men with Prostrate Cancer, each year.
What percentage of cancer deaths are attributed to malignant melanoma?
It is estimated there will be 553,400 total cancer deaths in the United States in 2001. Malignant melanoma will account for 7,800 of these deaths, for an incidence of 1.5% of total deaths related to cancer.
Number 1 cancer killer of men?
Lung cancer is the number one cancer killer of men worldwide. It is responsible for the highest number of cancer-related deaths among men, surpassing other types of cancer such as prostate cancer, colorectal cancer, and liver cancer. Factors such as smoking, exposure to environmental carcinogens (such as asbestos and radon), and genetic predisposition contribute to the high incidence and mortality rates of lung cancer in men. Early detection through screening programs and adopting lifestyle changes to reduce smoking and exposure to carcinogens are essential in addressing this significant public health concern.
How Many Cancer Deaths per Minute in the US?
In 2004 there were 553,888 cancer deaths in the US. There are 525,600 minutes in a year. That works out to (553,888/525,600 =) 1.054 cancer deaths per minute
