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November 2, 2006 – No. 3
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 A Grim Statistic

Type of Cancer
Estimated New Cases in 2006
Estimated Deaths in 2006
5-Year Survival Rates*
Prostate  
17 % 
   9 %
33.5 %
Breast 
15 % 
7 %
26.1 %
Lung
12 %
29 %
2.1 %
Colorectal
11 %
10 %
9.7 %

                                   

            *For cancers that have spread to distant parts of the body

 

Source: American Cancer Society. Cancer Facts and Figures 2006.
Atlanta: American Cancer Society; 2006.