Lifetime and age-conditional risk estimates of developing cancer provide a useful summary of the current cancer risk and how this risk compares with earlier periods and among select subgroups of society. These reported estimates have the potential to promote early detection efforts, to increase cancer awareness, and to serve as an aid in study planning.

Statistical models are used to compute the probability of developing or dying of cancer from birth or conditional on a certain age. The development of this statistical methodology is described on the Statistical Research and Applications Branch ¹ Web site.

Find published reports and research tools for calculating Lifetime Risk ² Statistics.