2. Today,
there are approximately
13.7 million
cancer survivors in the
United States.
Sources:
• The National Cancer Institute: Cancer Survivorship Research
• The American Cancer Society
3. The five-year survival rate
in 2008 was 66.2%,
compared to 49.1%
in 1978, an increase of
17.1 percentage points. 0%
10%
20%
30%
40%
50%
60%
70%
1978 2008
Sources:
• The National Cancer Institute: Cancer Survivorship Research
• The American Cancer Society
• The National Cancer Institute: Surveillance Epidemiology and End Results
Five-YearSurvivalRate
4. Five-year survival rates
in the most common cancers
0%
20%
40%
60%
80%
100%
120%
Prostate Female Breast Lung Colon/Rectal Melanoma
1975
2008
Sources:
• The National Cancer Institute
• The National Cancer Institute: Surveillance Epidemiology and End
Results
SurvivalRate
Type of Cancer
5. Most common cancers by estimated new
cases in 2013
0
50,000
100,000
150,000
200,000
250,000
300,000
Prostate
(238,590)
Female Breast
(238,590)
Lung (228,190) Colon/Rectal
(142, 820)
Melanoma
(76,690)
NewCasesin2013
Sources:
• The National Cancer Institute
• The National Cancer Institute: Surveillance Epidemiology and
End Results
6. The
median
age at diagnosis is
66
Sources:
• The National Cancer Institute: Cancer Survivorship Research
• The American Cancer Society
• The National Cancer Institute: Surveillance Epidemiology and End Results
7. By 2022,
the number of cancer
survivors will grow to
17.8
million
Sources:
• The American Cancer Society: Cancer Treatment & Survivorship, Facts & Figures 2012—2013
8. More people are surviving
cancer today than ever before
thanks to improvements in early detection and
treatment, and enhanced supportive care. National
Cancer Survivors Day is a day for hope and awareness.
Sources:
• The National Cancer Institute: Cancer Trends Progress Report—2011/2012 Update
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