How many people are killed by cancer each year?

Answer 1

Here are the lifetime chances of getting cancer and dying from cancer:

American Cancer Society Reference Information

http://www.cancer.org/docroot/CRI/content/CRI_2_6x_Lifetime_Probability_of_Developing_or_Dying_From_Cancer.asp

And here is the annual rate of cancer deaths in the U.S.:

556,902 cancer deaths in the U.S. in 2002

287,973,924 people in the U.S. in 2002

=

556,902 / 287,973,924 = 0.193%

Answer 2

Around 9,000 young adults die from different forms of cancer each year. Young adults are those people between the ages of 18 and 40.

Answer 3

10.9 million people are killed each year due to cancer.