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Centers for Disease
Control and Prevention
Division of Cancer
Prevention and Control
4770 Buford Hwy, NE
MS K-64
Atlanta, GA 30341-3717
Call: 1 (800) CDC-INFO
TTY: 1 (888) 232-6348
FAX: (770) 488-4760
E-mail: cdcinfo@cdc.gov
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CDC is working with national, state, and local partners to create and implement successful strategies to help the millions of people in the United States who live with, through, and beyond cancer. |
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A Lion in the House
This Emmy® Award-winning documentary spans six years in the lives of five families whose children are undergoing treatment for cancer. |
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Cancer Survivors
Cancer survivors are people who have been diagnosed with cancer and those affected by the diagnosis, such as family, friends, and caregivers. |
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Improving Care for Cancer Survivors*
This report describes the medical, functional, and psychosocial consequences of cancer and its treatment. |
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"Survive Cancer and Live" Brochure (PDF-154KB)
CDC's "Cancer Survivorship: Survive Cancer and Live" brochure highlights the importance of improving the quality of life for cancer survivors. |
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Quick Links
Fast Facts
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More people diagnosed with cancer are surviving each year |
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The overall 5-year survival rate
for adults diagnosed with
cancer in 1996–2003 is 65%† |
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An estimated 11.1 million Americans are living with a previous diagnosis of cancer† |
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| †Ries LAG, et al (eds).
SEER Cancer Statistics
Review, 1975–2005, National Cancer Institute, 2008. |
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