• 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