Cancer Incidence and Survival Statistics

        According to the American Cancer Society 45% of men and 38% of women will get cancer (go here).
        Overall about 41% of Americans will get cancer and 21% die from it (go here.)
        Detailed statistical information is below.

        ACS Stats Page and 2009 data here
        CancerNet (NCI) Statistics
        CDC Cancer Statistics
        CDC Health Statistics
        Local Hospital Statistics from the tumor (cancer)
        registry go here, here, here and here
        NAACCR Stats
        NCDB Benchmark Tables
        St. Petersburg Stats
        SEER and here and here (median age here and here,  survival, life time risk, life time mortality)
        Tumor Registry Sites

        Survival data is noted below but read and understand the disclaimer about medical statistics here