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Cancer Statistics
This is the list of common cancer statistics as of 2006 from the American Cancer
Society.
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| Cancer Type |
Estimated New Cases |
Estimated Deaths |
| Bladder |
67,160 |
13,750 |
| Breast (Female -- Male)
|
178,480 |
2,030 40,460 -- 450
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| Colon and Rectal (Combined) |
53,760 |
152,180 |
| Endometrial
|
39,080 |
7,400 |
| Kidney (Renal Cell) Cancer |
43,512 |
10,957 |
| Leukemia (All) |
44,240 |
21,790 |
| Lung (Including Bronchus) |
213,380 |
160,390 |
| Melanoma |
59,940 |
8,110 |
| Non-Hodgkin's Lymphoma |
63,190 |
18,660 |
| Pancreatic |
37,170 |
33,370 |
| Prostate |
218,890 |
27,050 |
| Skin (non-melanoma) |
>1,000,000 |
<2,000 |
| Thyroid |
33,55 |
0 1,530 |
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