Chart 1: Estimated Number of Cancer Survivors in the United States from 1971 to 2004
| Year |
Number |
| 1971 |
2,995,741 |
| 1972 |
3,134,865 |
| 1973 |
3,299,981 |
| 1974 |
3,447,010 |
| 1975 |
3,630,812 |
| 1976 |
3,805,837 |
| 1977 |
3,993,109 |
| 1978 |
4,192,377 |
| 1979 |
4,391,529 |
| 1980 |
4,576,763 |
| 1981 |
4,745,108 |
| 1982 |
4,943,233 |
| 1983 |
5,127,487 |
| 1984 |
5,320,663 |
| 1985 |
5,536,992 |
| 1986 |
5,731,770 |
| 1987 |
5,944,365 |
| 1988 |
6,168,724 |
| 1989 |
6,386,491 |
| 1990 |
6,598,821 |
| 1991 |
6,873,628 |
| 1992 |
7,193,377 |
| 1993 |
7,527,947 |
| 1994 |
7,849,228 |
| 1995 |
8,182,427 |
| 1996 |
8,412,650 |
| 1997 |
8,659,323 |
| 1998 |
8,946,912 |
| 1999 |
9,235,540 |
| 2000 |
9,555,312 |
| 2001 |
9,809,040 |
| 2002 |
10,146,324 |
| 2003 |
10,496,000 |
| 2004 |
10,762,214 |
Chart 2: Estimated Number of Cancer Survivors in the U.S.
on January 1, 2004 by Current Age
(Invasive/1st Primary Cases Only, N=10.8M survivors)
| Age Group |
Prevalence Count |
| 0-19 years |
101,292 |
| 20-39 years |
498,366 |
| 40-64 years |
3,694,343 |
| +65 years |
6,468,212 |
Chart 3: Estimated Number of Cancer Survivors in the U.S.
on January 1, 2004 by Site
(Invasive/1st Primary Cases Only, N=10.8M survivors)
| Cancer Site |
Prevalence Count |
| Female Breast |
2,407,943 |
| Prostate |
2,024,489 |
| Colorectal |
1,076,335 |
| Gynecologic (Cervix Uteri, Corpus and Uterus, Ovary) |
991,898 |
| Hematologic (HD, NHL, Leukemia, ALL, Myeloma) |
794,668 |
| Urinary Tract (Bladder, Kidney, Renal Pelvis) |
752,056 |
| Melanoma |
690,021 |
| Lung and Bronchus |
358,128 |
| Other |
1,666,676 |
Chart 4: Estimated Number of Male Cancer Survivors in the U.S.
on January 1, 2004 by Site,
(Invasive / 1st Primary Cases Only, N = 4.8M)
| Cancer Site |
Prevalence Count |
| Prostate |
2,024,489 |
| Colorectal |
521,676 |
| Hematologic |
423,387 |
| Urinary Bladder |
377,523 |
| Melanoma |
333,330 |
| Lung and Bronchus |
174,880 |
| Oropharyngeal |
150,946 |
| Larynx |
76,247 |
| Other |
765,951 |
Chart 5: Chart 5: Estimated Number of Female Cancer Survivors in the U.S.
on January 1, 2004 by Site,
(Invasive / 1st Primary Cases Only, N = 5.9M)
| Cancer Site |
Prevalence Count |
| Breast |
2,407,943 |
| Corpus & Uterus NOS |
568,407 |
| Colorectal |
554,659 |
| Hematologic |
371,281 |
| Melanoma |
356,691 |
| Cervix |
250,726 |
| Lung and Bronchus |
183,248 |
| Ovary |
172,765 |
| Urinary Bladder |
134,267 |
| Other |
913,798 |
Chart 6: Estimated Number of Cancer Survivors in the U.S.
on January 1, 2004 by Time From Diagnosis and Gender
(Invasive/1st Primary Cases Only, N = 10.8M survivors)
| Time Since Diagnosis |
Male |
Female |
| 0 to < 5 |
2,045,700 |
1,955,269 |
| 5 to 10 |
1,263,135 |
1,312,416 |
| 10 to < 15 |
783,314 |
901,618 |
| 15 to < 20 |
350,307 |
617,426 |
| 20 to < 25 |
188,472 |
387,913 |
| ≥ 25 |
217,501 |
739,143 |