Below you will find a brief description of the different types of cancer statistics. For more detailed definitions, please use the section tabs to go to the specific statistic.

• Incidence ¹ is the number of newly diagnosed cases during a specific time period
• Mortality ² is the number of deaths during a specific time period
• Survival ³ is the proportion of patients alive at some point subsequent to the diagnosis of their cancer
• Prevalence ⁴ is new and pre-existing cases for people alive on a certain date
• Lifetime Risk ⁵ is the probability of developing or dying of cancer