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ACS Study: U.S. Liver Cancer Deaths Have Doubled Since 1980s

Submitted by Anonymous on Wed, 06/07/2017 - 23:29


  1. 41,000 case of liver cancer projected for 2017
  2. 29,000 deaths from liver cancer projected for 2017
  3. Fifth-leading cause of cancer death in men
  4. Eighth-leading cause of cancer death in women
  5. 1 percent of people will be diagnoses with liver cancer during their lives
  6. Only 1 in 5 survives five years after diagnosis
  7. Liver cancer death rate for whites are 5.5 per 100,000
  8. Liver cancer death rate for American Indians/Alaska Natives are 12 per 100,000
  9. North Dakota has the nation's lowest liver cancer death rate (3.8 per 100,000)
  10. District of Columbia has the nation's highest cancer death rate (9.6 per 100,000).


Source: American Cancer Society
Source URL: http://health.usnews.com/health-care/articles/2017-06-07/us-...



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