23.1 million per year in the us alone 23.1 million?? That is absolutely WRONG. The number of new cancer diagnoses each year in the US is approximately 1.4 million.
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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
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.
According to the American Cancer Society and the CDC, approximately 163,500 people are expected to die of lung cancer in the USA in 2005. They also estimate that 172,500 people were diagnosed with the disease in 2005 as well.
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.