Facts about BREAST Cancer

Facts about BREAST cancer according to the most recent ACS statistics Breast cancer is a common cancer among American women, but lesser known is that it also affects men. According to the American Cancer Society (ACS), “The chance of developing invasive breast cancer...

Facts About LUNG Cancer

Lung Cancer In the United States, lung cancer is the leading cause of cancer deaths among women and men. Yet it is one of the most preventable of cancers with smoking accounting for 85%-90% of lung cancer cases. It claims more lives than breast, prostate, and colon...

Facts about OVARIAN Cancer

Ovarian Cancer The American Cancer Society (ACS) states that Ovarian cancer is the ninth most common cancer in women (not counting skin cancer), and ranks fifth as the cause of cancer death in women. Of those women diagnosed with ovarian cancer, about half are 60 or...

Facts about PROSTATE Cancer

Prostate Cancer While some prostate cancers grow and spread quickly, most of them grow slowly. Found only in men, the prostate is a gland located in front of the rectum and underneath the urinary bladder. Its size varies with age. The prostate makes some of the fluid...

Facts about PANCREATIC cancer

Facts about PANCREATIC cancer according to the most recent ACS statistics: According to the American Cancer Society’s most recent 2010 estimates, pancreatic cancer in the United States remains the fourth leading cause of cancer death overall wherein...