Cancer
| Number of deaths (2003)....................................................................................................... |
554,6434 |
| Estimated deaths for 2005.................................................................................................... |
570,2803 |
| Cause of death rank (2003)................................................................................................... |
2nd4 |
| Number of Americans that have been diagnosed with cancer.................................................... |
9,800,0003 |
| New cases (2005 est.).......................................................................................................... |
1,372,9103 |
| Total cost............................................................................................................................. |
$209.9 billion5 |
| Direct medical costs.............................................................................................................. |
$74 billion5 |
| Incidence, mortality, screening, and treatment vary by.............................................................. |
race6,7 |
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ethnicity6,7 |
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SES8,9 |
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