Cancer Facts & Figures 2011 - Most Requested Tables & Figures

The most requested tables and figures from Cancer Facts & Figures 2011 have been assembled in an electronic format (PDF) to make it easy for you to use them. Please note that all graphic material should credit the American Cancer Society, Cancer Facts & Figures 2011.

Age-Adjusted Cancer Death Rates, Males by Site, US, 1930-2007

Age-Adjusted Cancer Death Rates, Females by Site, US, 1930-2007

Estimated New Cancer Cases and Deaths by Sex, US, 2011

Estimated New Cancer Cases for Selected Cancer Sites by State, US, 2011

Estimated Cancer Deaths for Selected Cancer Sites by State, US, 2011

Leading Sites of New Cancer Cases and Deaths—2011 Estimates

Probability of Developing Invasive Cancers Over Selected Age Intervals, by Sex, US, 2005-2007

Cancer Death Rates by Educational Attainment, Race/Ethnicity, and Sex, Ages 25-64, US, 2007

American Cancer Society, Cancer Facts & Figures 2011

Cancer Symptoms

Cancer often has no specific symptoms, so it is important that people limit their risk factors and undergo appropriate cancer screening. Most cancer screening is specific to certain age groups and your primary-care doctor will know what screening to perform depending on your age. People with risk factors for cancer (for example, smokers, heavy alcohol use, high sun exposure, genetics) should be acutely aware of potential cancer symptoms and be evaluated by a physician if any develop.

Consequently, individuals need to know which symptoms might point to cancer. People should not ignore a warning symptom that might lead to early diagnosis and possibly to a cure.

Cancer Symptoms

Novel Compound Selectively Kills Cancer Cells

Novel Compound Selectively Kills Cancer Cells by Blocking Their Response to Oxidative Stress
Scientists have discovered a novel compound that selectively kills cancer cells by blocking their response to oxidative . . > full story

http://www.sciencedaily.com/news/health_medicine/cancer/

Fire official who worked at WTC dies of cancer

Associated Press

NEW YORK — A fire official who worked at ground zero has died of cancer.

Steven Mosiello served as the right-hand man to the chief of the FDNY on Sept. 11. The 58-year-old was diagnosed with esophageal cancer in 2009. Newsday reports the department classified his cancer as presumed to be linked to his work at ground zero.

He died Friday at a hospice in Melville, N.Y.

The Massapequa resident was a fire marshal from 1979 to 2002 and one of the first responders to the trade center. He worked alongside Chief Peter Ganci who was killed when the south tower collapsed.

Al Hagan of the Uniformed Fire Officers Association called Mosiello "a dedicated firefighter and fire marshal who gave the better part of his adult life to the city of New York."

—Copyright 2011 Associated Press

NIH-funded study shows reduction in death for men with intermediate-grade prostate cancer:

Short-term hormone therapy given in combination with radiation therapy to men with early-stage prostate cancer increased their chances of living longer compared to treatment with radiation therapy alone, according to a clinical trial supported by the National Cancer Institute (NCI), part of the National Institutes of Health. Benefits of the combined treatment were limited mainly to patients with intermediate-risk disease and were not seen for men with low-risk prostate cancer, researchers say. The results appeared in the July 14, 2011, New England Journal of Medicine. The trial was conducted by the Radiation Therapy Oncology Group.

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