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Approximately 1.7 million new cases of cancer are diagnosed each year.
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Approximately 600 thousand Americans die each year and nearly 1,500 a day.
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That cancer is the second leading cause of death in the US behind heart disease.
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Lung cancer is the number one cause of cancer related deaths.
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Breast cancer affects nearly 230,000 women each year and nearly 2,500 new cases in men.
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Approximately 13,000 new cases of cancer are diagnosed each year in children 0-14 years of age.
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Colon and rectum cancer affects over 100,000 people each year.
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In 2007 the national institutes of heath estimated the overall nation cost of cancer was 226.8 billion.
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It is estimated that the cost of last productivity due to premature death by cancer is 123 billion dollars per year.
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Approximately 51 million Americans are uninsured.
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About 10% of US children have no health care coverage.