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  2. List of cancer mortality rates in the United States - Wikipedia

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    In the United States during 2013–2017, the age-adjusted mortality rate for all types of cancer was 189.5/100,000 for males, and 135.7/100,000 for females. [1] Below is an incomplete list of age-adjusted mortality rates for different types of cancer in the United States from the Surveillance, Epidemiology, and End Results program.

  3. List of human disease case fatality rates - Wikipedia

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    Human infectious diseases may be characterized by their case fatality rate (CFR), the proportion of people diagnosed with a disease who die from it (cf. mortality rate).It should not be confused with the infection fatality rate (IFR), the estimated proportion of people infected by a disease-causing agent, including asymptomatic and undiagnosed infections, who die from the disease.

  4. Glioblastoma - Wikipedia

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    It is the most common cancer that begins within the brain and the second-most common brain tumor, after meningioma, which is benign in most cases. [6] [15] About 3 in 100,000 people develop the disease per year. [3] The average age at diagnosis is 64, and the disease occurs more commonly in males than females. [2] [3]

  5. Colon cancer is killing more younger men and women than ever ...

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    Colorectal cancer is the deadliest cancer for men under age 50 — and the second deadliest cancer among women in the same age group, behind breast cancer.. The incidence of colon cancer has been ...

  6. Signs and symptoms of cancer - Wikipedia

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    Signs and symptoms are not mutually exclusive, for example a subjective feeling of fever can be noted as sign by using a thermometer that registers a high reading. [7] Because many symptoms of cancer are gradual in onset and general in nature, cancer screening (also called cancer surveillance) is a key public health priority. This may include ...

  7. List of cancer types - Wikipedia

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    Carcinoma: Cancers derived from epithelial cells. This group includes many of the most common cancers that occur in older adults. Nearly all cancers developing in the breast, prostate, lung, pancreas, and colon are carcinomas. Sarcoma: Cancers arising from connective tissue (i.e. bone, cartilage, fat, nerve), each of which develop from cells ...

  8. Cancer - Wikipedia

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    While these symptoms may indicate cancer, they can also have other causes. [1] Over 100 types of cancers affect humans. [7] Tobacco use is the cause of about 22% of cancer deaths. [2] Another 10% are due to obesity, poor diet, lack of physical activity or excessive alcohol consumption.

  9. Lung cancer is Channel Islands' deadliest cancer - AOL

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    While lung cancer killed the highest number of people on both islands, prostate cancer had a slightly higher mortality rate in Guernsey when the figures were adjusted to take account of people's ...