Critical Illness and Life Insurance Quote Assistance
Males
| Risk of developing | Risk of dying from | |||
| % | 1 in | % | 1 in | |
| All invasive sites | 44.29 | 2 | 23.20 | 4 |
| Bladder (includes in situ) | 3.80 | 26 | 0.85 | 118 |
| Brain and nervous system | 0.68 | 147 | 0.48 | 208 |
| Breast | 0.13 | 769 | 0.03 | 3,333 |
| Colon and rectum | 5.30 | 19 | 2.17 | 46 |
| Esophagus | 0.78 | 128 | 0.79 | 127 |
| Hodgkin disease | 0.26 | 385 | 0.05 | 2,000 |
| Kidney and renal pelvis | 1.88 | 53 | 0.60 | 167 |
| Larynx (voice box) | 0.60 | 167 | 0.22 | 455 |
| Leukemia | 1.52 | 66 | 1.00 | 100 |
| Liver and bile duct | 1.06 | 94 | 0.77 | 130 |
| Lung and bronchus | 7.67 | 13 | 6.95 | 14 |
| Melanoma of the skin | 2.36 | 42 | 0.40 | 250 |
| Multiple myeloma | 0.73 | 137 | 0.46 | 217 |
| Non-Hodgkin lymphoma | 2.30 | 43 | 0.88 | 114 |
| Oral cavity and pharynx | 1.41 | 71 | 0.38 | 263 |
| Pancreas | 1.41 | 71 | 1.28 | 78 |
| Prostate | 16.22 | 6 | 2.79 | 36 |
| Stomach | 1.10 | 91 | 0.53 | 189 |
| Testicles | 0.37 | 270 | 0.02 | 5,000 |
| Thyroid | 0.46 | 217 | 0.05 | 2,000 |
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References
National Cancer Institute. SEER Cancer Statistics Review 1975-2007. Lifetime Risk (Percent) of Being Diagnosed with Cancer by Site and Race/Ethnicity: Males, 17 SEER Areas, 2005-2007 (Table 1.15) and Females, 17 SEER Areas, 2005-2007 (Table 1.16). 2010. Accessed at http://seer.cancer.gov/csr/1975_2007/results_merged/topic_lifetime_risk_diagnosis.pdf on July 29, 2010.
National Cancer Institute. SEER Cancer Statistics Review 1975-2007. Lifetime Risk (Percent) of Dying from Cancer by Site and Race/Ethnicity: Males, Total US, 2005-2007 (Table 1.18) and Females, Total US, 2005-2007 (Table 1.19). 2010. Accessed at http://seer.cancer.gov/csr/1975_2007/results_merged/topic_lifetime_risk_death.pdf on July 29, 2010.
