by Editor-in-Chief | Jan 9, 2012 | Cancer Statistics, Get Screened
Researchers at the Moffitt Cancer Center in Tampa, Florida surveyed more than 1,100 African-American, White and Puerto Rican Hispanics and found that 41% of the men had never had a cancer screening while only 5% of women had never been...
by Editor-in-Chief | Oct 27, 2011 | Cancer Statistics, Skin Cancer
About Skin Cancer Skin cancer, which includes squamous cell cancer, basal cell cancer and melanoma, is the most common cancer in the United States and its incidence is steadily rising. In fact, one in five Americans will develop skin cancer during their lifetime....
by Editor-in-Chief | Oct 27, 2011 | Cancer Education, Cancer Statistics
About Ovarian Cancer Ovarian cancer accounts for more deaths than any other cancer of the female reproductive tract. The American Cancer Society estimates that over 22,000 new cases and 13,000 deaths occurred in 2010. About 10-13% of ovarian cancer cases can be linked...
by Editor-in-Chief | Oct 27, 2011 | Cancer Statistics, Oral Cancer
About Oral Cancer The Oral Cancer Foundation estimates that oral cancer affects nearly 37,000 Americans each year. Oral cancer primarily affects those over the age of 40 but recently, the disease is rising among young people. Twenty-five percent of oral cancer...
by Editor-in-Chief | Oct 27, 2011 | Cancer Statistics, Lung Cancer
About Lung Cancer Lung cancer is the leading cause of cancer deaths in men and women. Smoking is the leading cause of lung cancer. The number of cigarettes smoked and the years one smokes affect risk. We know that to stop smoking (or to have never started) is the most...
by Editor-in-Chief | Oct 27, 2011 | Cancer Statistics, Colorectal Cancer
About Colorectal Cancer Colorectal cancer is the third most common cancer and the second-leading cause of cancer death in the United States. In the United States there were 146,970 estimated cases and 49,920 reported deaths for both colon and rectal cancer in 2009....
