Based on preliminary data, cancer (malignant neoplasms) was the second leading cause of death in the United States in 2004, causing 550,270 deaths – ~23% of all deaths.
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Cancer incidence is projected to increase by approximately 45% from 1.6 million in 2010 to 2.3 million in 2030.
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An estimated 11,200 skin cancer deaths will occur in 2008–8,420 from melanoma and 2,780 from other skin cancers.
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Cancer accounts for 1 out of every 4 deaths in the United States.
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About 20,790 deaths from lymphoma will occur in 2009 (Hodgkin lymphoma, 1,290; non-Hodgkin lymphoma, 19,500).
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