Top 12 Cancer Facts

• 20,000 people in the world die daily due to cancer



• 1 in 8 death that occur in the world is due to cancer



• Cancer deaths outnumber deaths due to AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria combined



• 12 million new cases of cancer will be diagnosed by the end of 2007



• Cancer death toll will be 7.6 million by end of 2007



• Cancers of the Lung, Prostate and Stomach are the most commonly diagnosed cancers in men



• Cancers of the Breast, Cervix and Colon are the most commonly diagnosed cancers in women



• Relative risk of developing breast cancer is doubled if there is a history of a first degree relative having the cancer.



• Pap smear for cervical cancer is the single best cancer screening procedure



• Lifetime risk of an American man developing an invasive cancer is 45%



• Relative risk of a smoker developing lung cancer is 23 times higher than that of a non-smoker.



• Tobacco use is the major preventable cause of cancer in the world.



• In developing countries more deaths occur due to diarrheal disease than due to cancer.



• Heart disease is still the no.1 Killer in the world.