CELL DIVISION
CELL DIVISION AND CANCEROUS CELLS
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Question
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15 year old African-American boy
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3 year old Asian male
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48 year old Pacific-Island male
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70 year old white male
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Detailed explanation-1: -Prostate cancer is the leading cancer diagnosis among men and the second most common diagnosis overall with 268, 490 expected cases. Lung and bronchus cancer is the third most common cancer diagnosis with an estimated 236, 740 new cases.
Detailed explanation-2: -1 in 2 people will get cancer in their lifetime-one of the main reasons for this being that people are living longer. Half of all cancers are in people over the age of 70.
Detailed explanation-3: -How Many People Die of Cancer by Sex and Race/Ethnicity? Among both men and women, blacks have the highest cancer death rates, and Asian/Pacific Islander have the lowest cancer death rates. The death rate for men was 177.5 per 100, 000 men per year. The death rate for women was 128.7 per 100, 000 women per year.
Detailed explanation-4: -For example, the median age at diagnosis is 62 years for breast cancer, 67 years for colorectal cancer, 71 years for lung cancer, and 66 years for prostate cancer. But cancer can be diagnosed at any age.