Facts #3 Cancer

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1. 16% of people die from cancer.

2. 50% is the lifetime risk of developing cancer for men in the US.

3. Approximately 15% of all cancers worldwide are due to infections.

4. Researchers believe that more than half of all cancers and cancer deaths are potentially preventable.

5. Approximately 77% of all cancers are diagnosed in people who are 55 years old or older.

6: 1/2 of people born after 1960 in the UK will be diagnosed with some type of cancer during their life time.

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