Statistics of Bladder Cancer Health Article

Some people use statistics to try to figure out their chance of getting cancer or of being cured. However, statistics only show what happens to large groups of people. But because no 2 people are alike, you cannot use them to predict what might happen to you.

The following are some 2007 U.S. statistics from the American Cancer Society about bladder cancer.

• Bladder cancer is the fourth most common form of cancer among men. And it’s the ninth most common among women.

• In 2007, roughly 67,000 people will be told they have this type of cancer.

• Bladder cancer affects nearly thee times as many men as women. It is two times higher in whites than in African Americans.

• Smoking is the greatest risk factor for bladder cancer. Smokers have two times the risk for bladder cancer compared to nonsmokers. It is estimated that 48% of men and 28% of women who die of bladder cancer are smokers.

• It is estimated that almost 14,060 people will die of bladder cancer in 2007.