U.S. Cancer Survivors Rose to 11.7 Million in 2007, CDC Says
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The number of U.S. cancer survivors increased to 11.7 million in 2007, a 19 percent rise from 2001.
About 4.7 million Americans received their cancer diagnosis at least 10 years earlier, according to the Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report, published by the Atlanta-based Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. People living with breast cancer are the largest group and comprised 22 percent of the patients, followed by those with prostate cancer, representing 19 percent of the survivors.