| Number of deaths (2003)....................................................................................................... | 554,6434 |
| Estimated deaths for 2005.................................................................................................... | 570,2803 |
| Cause of death rank (2003)................................................................................................... | 2nd4 |
| Number of Americans that have been diagnosed with cancer.................................................... | 9,800,0003 |
| New cases (2005 est.).......................................................................................................... | 1,372,9103 |
| Total cost............................................................................................................................. | $209.9 billion5 |
| Direct medical costs.............................................................................................................. | $74 billion5 |
| Incidence, mortality, screening, and treatment vary by.............................................................. | race6,7 |
| ethnicity6,7 | |
| SES8,9 |