American Cancer Society. Cancer Facts. In the , a little more than 550,000 or a quarter of all deaths are because of cancer.
In the 1970’s, there was a 50% cancer survival rate. As recently as 2004 that number had only gone up to 66%. The National Cancer Society estimated that there were 11.1 million Americans with a history of cancer. That number is expected to reach 20 million by 2030. Despite warnings about carcinogens, top medical professionals and strict laws about the use and exposure to carcinogens the cancer rate in the continues to rise. The European Association for Cancer Research. European CanCer Organisation.