Saturday, December 13 2008
By moe on Saturday, December 13 2008, 16:09
- Chance a man in the US will develop an invasive form of Cancer in his lifetime: 1 in 2
- Chance someone with Cancer will die in five years: 1 in 2
- % drop in US Cancer death rates since 1950: 1 in 20 (ie, 5%)
- Estimate number of US deaths from Cancer in 2008: 1 in .000002 (ie, roughly 500,000)
Source: see Cancer stats
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Sunday, December 7 2008
By moe on Sunday, December 7 2008, 07:37
Updated: added comparative death rate.
Deaths
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Saturday, November 8 2008
By moe on Saturday, November 8 2008, 08:57
Take aways:
- The death rate from all cancers combined has decreased by 2.6% per year among men and by 1.8% per year among women since 2002.
- Compared to the rate in 1950, the cancer death rate decreased slightly in 2005, while rates for other major chronic diseases decreased substantially during this period.
- Lung cancer is currently the most common cause of cancer death in women, with the death rate more than two times what it was 27 years ago.
- Breast cancer death rates were virtually unchanged between 1930 and 1990, but decreased about 27% between 1990 to 2004.
Source: American Cancer Society (for full presentation)
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