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  • About 1,444,920 new cases of cancer were predicted to be diagnosed in 2007. (Cancer Facts & Figures 2007)

  • To decrease the risk of hospital infections, remember to ask visitors as well as hospital staff to clean their hands.

  • In the U.S., the five-year survival rate for cancers diagnosed between 1996 and 2002 was 66%, compared to 51% in 1975-77. (Cancer Facts & Figures 2007)

  • 20.8 million people in the United States have diabetes (approximately 7% of the population). (American Diabetes Association)