According to the American Cancer Society's recent 2009 report, about 1,479,350 new cancer cases are expected to be diagnosed in 2009. Source: http://www.cancer.org/downloads/STT/500809web.pdf.
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how many people diagnosed with lung canser 2006 how many people are diagnosed with lung cancer in the us 2006
Approximately 1500 people die each day in the u.s., 3,400 people are diagnosed
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There is about a 65% survival rate (living up to five years after being diagnosed with cancer) in the U.S.A. About 1.5 million people are diagnosed with cancer each year, so about 975,000 people survive cancer in the U.S.A each year - though the statistics can change.
It is the #1 killer in America currently. 1 in 4 Americans are diagnosed with cancer. As of 2008 565,650 people in America were expected to die from cancer. It has affected roughly 7.3 million people that are currently living worldwide. It kills over 1,500 U.S. citizens every day. And it kills nearly 547,500 Americans in a single year; that number is rising.