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Key Cancer Facts
77%
of all cancers are diagnosed in persons 55 or older.
67%
of total cancer related costs are NON-MEDICAL.
50%
of men will develop cancer in their lifetime
33%
of women will develop cancer in their lifetime
Heart Attack & Stroke Facts
#1
cause of death (1 in 4 deaths) for both men & women in the United States is heart attack.
#3
cause of death in women in the United States is stroke.
#5
cause of death in men in the United States is stroke.
920k
Americans will have a heart attack this year; half will occur with no warning.
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Cancer Sources:
2009, 2010, 2013 Cancer Facts & Figures, American Cancer Society, www.cancer.org Cancer Costs May Rise 27% by 2020, John Commins, HealthLeaders Media, January 2011 Cancer Trends Progress Report, National Cancer Institute, http://progressreport.cancer.gov Pediatric Cancer Research Foundation Annual Report 2012, www.pcrf-kids.org Understanding the Costs related to Care, March 28, 2012, www.cancer.net |
Heart attack/stroke sources:
Heart Disease: What are the Medical Costs?. March 1, 2013, R. Morgan Griffith, www.webmd.com Heart Disease Facts, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, www.cdc.gov/heartdisease/facts.htm Heart Disease Facts 2013, the Heart Foundation, www.theheartfoundation.org Stroke Fact Sheet, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, www.cdc.gov Stroke Fact Sheet, American Heart Association, www.heart.org Stroke Prevention Guidelines for Women Could Save Lives, February 6, 2014, Lisa Collier Cool, http://health.yahoo.net/experts/dayinhealth/first-ever-stroke-prevention-guidelines-women-could-save-lives Top Ten Things to Know About Heart Disease and Stroke Statistics, American Heart Association, www.heart.org, American Stroke Association, www.stroke.org |