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42—Percentage of newly diagnosed cancers that are potentially avoidable
26—Percentage decline in the cancer death rate in the U.S. from 1991 to 2015
2.3 million—Number of cancer deaths prevented from 1991 to 2015
87—Percentage of cancers that are diagnosed in people age 50 and older
1,650—Number of people who die of cancer every day in the United States
15.5 million—Number of Americans with a history of cancer who are still alive
Source: American Cancer Society