How many people in the US die each year of cancer?

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It is the #1 killer in America currently. 1 in 4 Americans are diagnosed with cancer. As of 2008 565,650 people in America were expected to die from cancer. It has affected roughly 7.3 million people that are currently living worldwide. It kills over 1,500 U.S. citizens every day. And it kills nearly 547,500 Americans in a single year; that number is rising.
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