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11 Facts About Cancer

Cancer occurs when cells in a part of the body begin to grow out of control. They continue to grow and crowd out normal cells. Although there are many kinds of cancer, they all have this out-of-control growth of cells in common.
Cancer causes more deaths every year than deaths caused by AIDS, tuberculosis, and malaria combined.
The World Health Organization (WHO) estimated that in 2010, 569,490 died from cancer in the United States.
WHO estimates that about 40% of all cancers are preventable by maintaining a healthy diet, exercising, and not using tobacco.
Leukemia cancers make up 25% of all childhood cancers, affecting around 2,200 in the United States each year.
It is estimated that nine million people will die from cancer in 2015, and 11.4 million will die in 2030, showing an expected increase in number of people with cancer.
Not using tobacco is the best way to prevent certain cancers such as lung, throat, mouth, pancreas, bladder, stomach, liver, and kidney.
Second hand smoke can cause lung cancer.
About 75% of cancer cases are caused by environmental factors such as radiation, tobacco, diet, and infectious diseases.
One new case of prostate cancer arises every two and a half minutes. Every 17 minutes, a man dies from prostate cancer.
Lung cancer is the most fatal of all the cancers, followed by prostate cancer.