LUNG CANCER
kills more Americans each year than breast, prostate and colorectal cancers combined. Every 3 minutes another person is diagnosed with lung cancer.*
HEART DISEASE
This year about 1.2 million Americans will have a first or recurrent coronary attack. About 452,000 of these people will die. Coronary heart disease is the nation's single leading cause of death.
DIABETES
There are 20.8 million children and adults in the United States, or 7% of the population, who have diabetes. While an estimated 14.6 million have been diagnosed with diabetes, unfortunately, 6.2 million people (or nearly one-third) are unaware that they have the disease.
HEALTH POLICY
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