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Breast cancer is the most common cancer diagnosed among women in the United States. It is the 2nd leading cause of death from cancer among women. (Only lung cancer kills more women each year.)

This?Facts & Figures?report provides statistics about the occurrence of breast cancer, as well as about its risk factors, prevention, early detection, and treatment.?

In the United States, colorectal cancer is the 3rd? most commonly diagnosed cancer in men and women. It¡¯s important to know that this cancer is also one of the most preventable types.

This Facts & Figures report provides statistics about the occurrence of colorectal cancer and includes data on cancer occurrence and includes data about its risk factors, prevention, early detection, and treatment.?

African ºÚÁÏ´óʪPosts and Black people have among the highest death rate and lowest survival of any racial/ethnic group in the US for most cancers. A new article in the ºÚÁÏ´óʪPosts Cancer Society flagship journal, CA: A Journal for Clinicians provides the estimated numbers of new cancer cases and deaths for African ºÚÁÏ´óʪPosts and Black people, as well as the most recent statistics on:

• Cancer occurrence
• Risk factors, such as tobacco use, obesity, and physical inactivity?
• The use of cancer screening tests

This inaugural report provides an overview of cancer occurrence, risk factors, and screening for disaggregated Asian ºÚÁÏ´óʪPosts, Native Hawaiian, and other Pacific Islander groups in the United States.

The Hispanic/Latino population is the 2^nd largest racial/ethnic group in the United States. This Facts & Figures report provides statistics about cancer risk factors, screening, incidence, survival, and mortality for Hispanic/Latino people in the US.

The number of people living in the United States?with a history of cancer (cancer survivors) is growing due to the aging and growth of the population, as well as advancements in early detection and treatment, which improves survival rates.

This comprehensive survivorship report, a triennial collaboration between the ºÚÁÏ´óʪPosts Cancer Society and the National Cancer Institute, provides current and projected cancer prevalence estimates for the US.

It also includes?treatment patterns and disparities as well as short- and long-term effects of cancer treatment.?

Almost half of the deaths from cancer estimated to occur this year are expected to be linked to things people do every day¡ªtheir lifestyles. The more we can influence people to make efforts to change harmful everyday habits that increase their chances of developing cancer, the more we help reduce the cancer death rate. Cancer screening tests can further help prevent thousands of additional cancer cases and deaths.

This report provides the latest information and statistics on the:

• Most common risk factors for cancer that can potentially be modified
  
• Preventative vaccinations
  
• Use of cancer screening tests?
  
• Social, economic, and public policy factors that profoundly influence a person¡¯s behaviors
  

This Facts & Figures report provides an overview of the international cancer burden for selected cancers, including the estimated numbers of new cases and deaths by level of development, geographic region, and sex.