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Adult Cancers

In South Carolina cancer is responsible for 25% of all deaths. Below are the most asked for cancer statistics. If you are looking for more in depth information, the American Cancer Society has a book that goes through the statics for the whole world.

 

 

 

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Adult Men

 

The most common cancers in men are:

 

* Prostate Cancer (33% of all men diagnosed with cancer)

* Lung Cancer (13% of all men diagnosed with cancer)

* Colorectal Cancer (10% of all men diagnosed with cancer)

* Bladder Cancer (7% of all men diagnosed with cancer)

 

 

 

 

90% of all Cancer Deaths are linked to Smoking

 

The most deadly cancers in men are:

 

 

* Lung Cancer (31% of all men who die from cancer)

* Prostate Cancer (10% of all men who die from cancer)

* Colorectal Cancer (10% of all men who die from cancer)

* Pancreatic Cancer (5% of all men who die from cancer)

* Leukemia (4% of all men who die from cancer die from Leukemia)

 

 

 

Adult Women

 

 

 

Who's to say it won't be me one day?

 

The most common cancers in women are:

 

 

* Breast Cancer (32% of all women diagnosed with cancer)

* Lung Cancer (12% of all women diagnosed with cancer)

* Colorectal Cancer (11% of all women diagnosed with cancer)

* Endometrial Cancer (6% of all women diagnosed with cancer)

* Non-Hodgkin Lymphoma (4% of all women diagnosed with cancer)

 

 

 

The most deadly cancers in women are:

 

 

* Lung Cancer (27% of all women who die from cancer)

* Breast Cancer (15% of all women who die from cancer)

* Colorectal Cancer (10% of all women who die from cancer)

* Ovarian Cancer (6%of all women who die from cancer)

* Pancreatic Cancer(6% of all women who die from cancer)

 

Article From www.cancer.sc/content,adult-cancers/

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