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• Cancer is the second-leading cause of adult deaths in the U.S., followed by heart disease. Andrew Nish, MD, John Stoddard Cancer Center Medical Director, helps us understand the most dangerous cancers as outlined by the American Cancer Society’s 2024 annual Facts & Figures

NOTE:w The numbers don’t include basal cell (most common skin cancer) and squamous cell (second most common skin cancer) skin cancers, since they’re not regularly reported to cancer registries.

Top 2024 Cancer Statistics

Cancer statistics for 2024 have increased since last year.

• A little more than 2 million new cancer cases are expected in 2024
• 611,720 Americans are expected to die from cancer in 2024
• 1 in 3 women will develop cancer in their lifetime
• 1 in 2 men will develop cancer in their lifetime

Five Most Dangerous Cancers in Men

These five cancers are predicted to take nearly 322,800 male lives in a year.

1. Lung & Bronchus – 65,790 male deaths
2. Prostate – 35,250 male deaths
3. Colon & Rectum – 28,700 male deaths
4. Pancreas – 27,270 male deaths
5. Liver & Intrahepatic Bile Duct – 19,120 male deaths

Cancer Deaths in Men by Percent

• 20% – Lung & Bronchus
• 11% – Prostate
• • 20% – Lung & Bronchus
  • 11% – Prostate
  • 9% – Colon & Rectum
  • 8% – Pancreas
  • 6% – Liver
  • 4% – Leukemia
  • 4% – Esophagus
  • 4% – Bladder
  • 4% – Non-Hodgkin lymphoma
  • 4% – Brain & Nervous System9% – Colon &