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Epidemiology Overall, the incidence of cancer is higher in men than in women and higher in industrialized sectors and nations.  More than 1.4 million Americans are diagnosed each year with cancer, affecting one of various body sites.  Cancer is second only to cardiovascular disease as a leading cause of death in the United States.  Although the number of cancer deaths has decreased slightly, more than 560, 000 Americans were expected to die from a malignant process in 2008. ...