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 *Excludes basal and squamous cell skin cancers and in situ carcinomas except urinary bladder.

 

Now we will turn our attention to the number of new cancers anticipated in the US this year.  It is estimated that almost 1.4 million new cases of cancer will be diagnosed in 2006.  Cancers of the prostate and breast will be the most frequently diagnosed cancers in men and women, respectively, followed by lung and colorectal cancers both in men and in women.