• Cancer is diagnosed in more than one million people each year in the U.S. It is the second leading cause of death, exceeded only by heart disease.

• About 77% of all cancers are diagnosed at ages 55 and older.

• Overall, cancer incidence rates are higher in men than women. African-American men have the highest incidence followed by white, Hispanic, Asian/Pacific Islander, and American Indian/Alaskan Native men.

• Presently, the risk of an American man developing cancer over his lifetime is one in two. Approximately one in three women in the United States will develop cancer.

• It is estimated that 1.37 million new cases of cancer will be diagnosed in 2004, and more than 500,000 Americans will die from cancer this year.

• Advances in prevention, treatment and detection over the past decade have reduced the risk of dying from cancer.

• Cancer can't change who you are, but it can impact who you become.

For more information abut cancer and cancer statistics, download a copy of Cancer Facts and Figures from the American Cancer Society web site or call 1.800.ACS.2345 for a copy of the booklet.