Rush Radiosurgery presents the American Cancer Society Facts and Figures 2013 annual report outlining the estimated numbers of new cancer cases and deaths in 2013 as well as current cancer incidence, mortality, and survival statistics and information on cancer symptoms, risk factors, early detection, and treatment.

1. American Cancer Society
Facts & Figures
2013

2. Cancer By The Numbers
• Cancer is the second leading cause of death in the US,
exceeded only by heart disease, accounting for 1 of every 4
deaths.
• About 77% of all cancers are diagnosed in persons 55 years of
age or older.
• About 5% of all cancers are strongly hereditary.
• Lung cancer is the leading cause of cancer-related deaths in
both men and women. Tobacco use accounts for at least 87%
of lung cancer deaths and 30% of all cancer deaths.
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3. 2013 New Cases
There will be an estimated 1,660,290 new cancer cases in America in 2013*.
*Excluding basal cell
cell and squamous
cell skin cancers and
in situ carcinomas
except urinary
bladder. State
estimates are
offered as rough
guide and may not
add to US total due
to rounding.
There will be an
estimated 66,090
new cancer cases
in Illinois in 2013.

4. 2013 Estimates
• 28% of new cancer cases in male patients will be Prostate Cancer.
• 29% of new cancer cases in female patients will be Breast Cancer.
• Lung Cancer will be the leading cause of cancer-related deaths.
*Excludes basal and squamous cell skin cancers and in situ carcinoma except urinary bladder.

5. A Closer Look at Prostate Cancer
• An estimated 238,590 cases of
prostate cancer will occur in
the US during 2013.
• About 60% of all prostate
cancer cases are diagnosed in
men 65 years of age and older,
and 97% occur in men 50 and
older.
• 93% of prostate cancers are
discovered in the local or
regional stages, for which the 5-
year relative survival rate
approaches 100%.
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6. A Closer Look at Breast Cancer
• In addition to an estimated
232,340 new cases of breast
cancer among woman in 2013,
an estimated 2,240 cases are
expected in men.
• Steady declines in breast
cancer mortality among
women since 1989 have been
attributed to a combination of
early detection and
improvements in treatment.
• The 5-year relative survival rate
for female invasive breast
cancer patients has improved
from 75% in the mid-1970s to
90% today.
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7. A Closer Look at Lung Cancer
• An estimated 228,190 new
cases of lung cancer are
expected in 2013,
accounting for about 14%
of cancer diagnoses.
• Lung cancer accounts for
more deaths than any other
cancer in both men and
women.
• An estimated 159,480 lung
cancer deaths, accounting
for about 27% of all cancer
deaths, are expected to
occur in 2013.
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8. American Cancer Society
The data from this presentation comes from
American Cancer Society Facts and Figures 2013.
This annual report provides the estimated numbers of new cancer
cases and deaths in 2013 as well as current cancer incidence,
mortality, and survival statistics and information on cancer
symptoms, risk factors, early detection, and treatment.
For more information or to download the full report, please visit
http://www.cancer.org/research/cancerfactsfigures/index.
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9. Our Center
Under the direction of medical director Dr. Aidnag Diaz, Rush Radiosurgery brings
together experienced physicians and the latest medical advances to provide
patients with exceptional care. Our cancer treatment facility opened in March 2012
on the campus of Rush University Medical Center. Our doctors are board-certified in
radiation oncology and have several areas of specialty including head and neck
cancers, brain tumors, prostate cancer and lung cancer.
Rush Radiosurgery uses an advanced technology, TrueBeam STx®, to treat various
cancers with stereotactic radiosurgery, a noninvasive method of treating tumors and
other medical conditions with very precise, high-dose radiation.
TrueBeam STx has the ability to “shape” the radiation beams it delivers to match the
three-dimensional shape of a patient’s tumor, helping protect nearby healthy tissue
and critical organs. By delivering targeted, high-dose radiation beams, TrueBeam STx
also significantly reduces treatment time.
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Medical Director: Dr. Aidnag Diaz
TrueBeam STx Nurse: Debbie Gonzalez
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