Top 2025 Cancer Statistics
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Cancer statistics for 2025 have increased since last year.
- More than 2 million new cancer cases are expected in 2025
- 618,000 Americans are expected to die from cancer in 2025 (about 1,700 deaths per day)
- 1 in 3 women will develop cancer in their lifetime
- 1 in 3 men will develop cancer in their lifetime
Five Most Dangerous Cancers in Men
These five cancers are predicted to take nearly 323,900 male lives in a year.
- Lung & Bronchus – 64,190 male deaths
- Prostate – 35,770 male deaths
- Colon & Rectum – 28,900 male deaths
- Pancreas – 27,050 male deaths
- Liver & Intrahepatic Bile Duct – 19,250 male deaths
Cancer Deaths in Men by Percent
- 20% - Lung & Bronchus
- 11% - Prostate
- 9% - Colon & Rectum
- 8% - Pancreas
- 6% - Liver
- 4% - Leukemia
- 4% - Esophagus
- 4% - Bladder
- 3% - Non-Hodgkin lymphoma
- 3% - Brain & Nervous System
Five Most Dangerous Cancers in Women
These five cancers are predicted to take nearly 294,220 female lives in a year. While increases and decreases in specific cancer deaths vary compared to last year, overall, this number is substantially larger than what was reported in 2024.
- Lung & Bronchus – 60,540 female deaths
- Breast – 42,170 female deaths
- Pancreas – 24,930 female deaths
- Colon & Rectum – 24,000 female deaths
- Uterine – 13,860 female deaths
Cancer Deaths in Females by Percent
- 21% - Lung & Bronchus
- 14% - Breast
- 8% - Pancreas
- 8% - Colon & Rectum
- 5% - Uterine
- 4% - Ovary
- 4% - Liver
- 3% - Leukemia
- 3% - Non-Hodgkin Lymphoma
- 3% - Brain & Nervous System
