In the year 2000, the American Cancer Society predicts that there will be about 12,800 new cases of cervical cancer and about 4,600 women will die from this disease. There will be about 180,400 new cases of prostate cancer in the U.S. for the year 2000 and about 31,900 men will die of this disease. Although men of any age can get prostate cancer, it is found most often in men over 50, with more than 8 out of ten of the men with prostate cancer over the age of 65. Prostate cancer is about twice as common among African-American men as it is among white American men. The American Cancer Society estimates that for the year 2001, about 7,200 new cases of testicular cancer will be diagnosed in the U.S. and about 400 men will die of testicular cancer in 2001.
Testicular cancer is one of the most curable forms of the disease.
More than 2,600 Americans die of CVD each day, an average of 1 death every 33 seconds, And CVD claimed 949,619 lives in the U.S. in 1998. CVD claims almost 10,500 more lives each year than the next 6 leading causes of death combined and 60,800,000 Americans have one or more types of cardiovascular disease. All Rights Reserved.