Top 2025 Cancer Statistics

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.

1. Lung & Bronchus – 64,190 male deaths
2. Prostate – 35,770 male deaths
3. Colon & Rectum – 28,900 male deaths
4. Pancreas – 27,050 male deaths
5. 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.

1. Lung & Bronchus – 60,540 female deaths
2. Breast – 42,170 female deaths
3. Pancreas – 24,930 female deaths
4. Colon & Rectum – 24,000 female deaths
5. 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