Top 12 Cancer Facts

• Every day, 20,000 individuals worldwide pass away from cancer.
• More people die from cancer than from AIDS, tuberculosis, and malaria combined.
• 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
• The three most frequently diagnosed malignancies in men are those of the lung, prostate, and stomach.
• The most frequently discovered malignancies in women are those of the breast, cervix, and colon.
• If a first-degree relative has had breast cancer in the past, the relative risk of developing it is doubled.
• The most effective method of cancer screening is a Pap test for cervical cancer.
• American men have a 45% lifetime risk of acquiring an invasive malignancy.
• The relative risk of lung cancer in smokers is 23 times greater than in non-smokers.
• 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.