The Corporate
Communications office of the AmericanCancerSociety on Friday released,
"Cancer
Facts
and Figures"
"an annual
report
from
the American
Cancer
Society," according to a news release.
"Cancer Facts and Figures 2014" presents "the landscape on childhood cancer" and "updated state-by-state estimates for newly diagnosed cancers in adults. 22,070 people in Connecticut will be diagnosed with cancer and about 6,880 are expected to die of the disease," the release said.
"This
year’s
edition
features
a special
section
focused on
childhood
cancer
that
summarizes
the
most recent
and
comprehensive
data
on
cancer
incidence,
mortality,
and
survival,
and
outlines what
is known
and
where
answers
are still
needed
for
childhood
cancers," the release said.
"For
2014,
the American
Cancer
Society
estimates
15,780
new
cases
of
cancer
will
be
diagnosed
and
1,960
deaths
will
occur
among
children
and
adolescents
aged
birth
to
19
years.
Approximately,
1 in
285
children
will
be
diagnosed
with
cancer
before
age 20
and
about
1 in
530
young
adults between
the
ages
of
20 and
39
is a
childhood
cancer
survivor.
Today’s
report
is notable
because
it uses
data
in
a more
comprehensive
way
to
look
at several
specific
types of
childhood
cancer
and
provides
a clearer
picture
of
the childhood
cancer
landscape," the release said.
Read the full report:
