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Updated: 07/28/2009

In 2009, an estimated 1,479,350 Americans will be diagnosed with cancer, and 562,340 will die from the disease. Billions of dollars are spent on health care costs each year by individuals, the health care industry, and federal, state, and local governments. Cancer has emotional and physical costs as well. It affects everyone involved from the patient to family members, friends, and coworkers.

• Cancer Stat Fact Sheets ²
  Online fact sheets with key statistics for each cancer type
  
  
• Estimated New Cancer Cases and Deaths ³
  A 1-page PDF table listing cancer incidence and mortality for each cancer type
  
  
• Trends in New Cancer Cases and Deaths ⁴
  A 1-page PDF chart listing changes in cancer incidence and mortality between 1997 and 2006
  
  
• Person-Years of Life Lost due to Cancer ⁵
  A 1-page PDF chart listing the total and average years of life lost by each cancer type
  
  
• Person-Years of Life Lost due to Major Causes of Death in U.S. ⁶
  A 1-page PDF chart listing the total and average years of life lost by each cause of death in the U.S.

Cancer Site Snapshots ⁷
A listing of 2-page PDF NCI factsheets for each major cancer type, includes

• NCI funding trends
• relevant research activities
• recent scientific advances

The Cost of Cancer ⁸
Online table showing the costs of cancer treatment in the U.S. from 1963 to 2004

Press release ⁹: Annual Report to the Nation Shows Declines in Cancer Incidence and Mortality - November, 2008