Fact 1

Each year in the US, about 1,700 children 20 years old or younger are diagnosed with lymphoma, a type of cancer involving cells of the immune system, called lymphocytes.

Fact 2

Leukemias make up 25% of all childhood cancers, affecting around 2,200 in the United States each year.

Fact 3

The World Health Organization (WHO) estimated that in 2005, 7.6 million people around the world died from cancer.

Fact 4

WHO estimates that about 40% of all cancers are preventable by maintaining a healthy diet, exercising, and not using tobacco.

Fact 5

Cancer causes more deaths every year than deaths caused by AIDS, tuberculosis, and malaria COMBINED.

Fact 6

It is estimated that 9 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.

Fact 7

Not using tobacco is the single most preventable cause of cancer in the WORLD. Tobacco can lead to lung, throat, mouth, pancreas, bladder, stomach, liver, and kidney cancers, just to name a few.

Fact 8

Lung cancer is the most fatal of all the cancers, followed by prostate cancer.

Second hand smoke CAN cause lung cancer.

Fact 9

Lung cancer is the most fatal of all the cancers, followed by prostate cancer.

Fact 10

75% of cancer cases are caused by environmental factors such as radiation, tobacco, diet, and infectious diseases.

Fact 11

Compared to white men, African American men are 35% more likely to die of cancer. With women, African American women are 18% more likely to die of cancer than white women.

Sources:

KidsHealth
World HealthOrganization
International Union Against Cancer
American Cancer Society
Prostate Cancer Foundation