| Show Cancer Society Releases J 1994 Figure in Fact Book EIGHTY nine EIGHTY nine percent of those with cancer would survive with early detection according to the American Cancer Society's annual annual annual an an- nual cancer facts and figures book The booklet serves as asa a report- report card on the progress being made in cancer control Prostate cancer has become the most commonly diagnosed with new cases expected in 1994 This large increase in es estimated estimated estimated es- es cases reflects the dramatic increase in prostate cancer incidence incidence incidence in in- rates in the lat late About 80 percent of cases are diagnosed diagnosed diagnosed nosed in men 65 and older Lung cancer remains the No 1 cause of cancer death for both men and women in the United States with 15 O deaths estimated this year The booklet also reports the cost jt of cancer for individuals and for society According to the booklet can c can cancer n- n accounts for about 10 percent of the total cost of disease in the nation It also accounted for about 18 percent of premature deaths in 1985 The National Cancer Institute Institute Institute In In- estimates overall costs for cancer at billion For Fori additional information contact contact contact con con- tact the ACS at ACS 1 |
