Cancer

• "In 2019, there will be an estimated 1,762,450 new cancer cases diagnosed and 606,880 cancer deaths in the United States."
• More than 15.5 million Americans with a history of cancer were alive on January 1, 2016, most of whom were diagnosed many years ago and have no current evidence of cancer.
• More than 1.7 million new cancer cases are expected to be diagnosed in 2019.
• About 606,880 Americans are expected to die of cancer in 2019, which means that there are approximately 1,660 deaths per day.
• "The most common cancers (listed in descending order according to estimated new cases in 2018) are breast cancer, lung and bronchus cancer, prostate cancer, colon and rectum cancer, melanoma of the skin, bladder cancer, non-Hodgkin lymphoma, kidney and renal pelvis cancer, endometrial cancer, leukemia, pancreatic cancer, thyroid cancer, and liver cancer."
• Here are the cancer deaths by state for 2019.

Heart Failure

• Approximately 6.2 million American adults had heart failure (HF) in 2013-2016. HF prevalence continues to rise. As of April 27, 2018, 3,994 Americans were on a waiting list for heart transplant, and 55 were waiting for heart and lung transplant.
• Coronary events are expected to occur in about 1,055,000 individuals, including 720,000 new and 335,000 recurrent coronary events, in the United States in 2019.
• "Cardiovascular disease (CVD) remains the leading cause of death in the United States, responsible for 840,768 deaths (635,260 cardiac) in 2016. From 2006 to 2016, the US death rate from CVD decreased by 18.6% and from coronary heart disease by 31.8%."

Parkinson's Disease

• About 60,000 Americans are diagnosed with Parkinson's Disease (PD) each year.
• It is predicted that almost one million people will be living with Parkinson's disease (PD) in the U.S. by 2020.
• The scientific journal, npj Parkinson’s Disease, published a Parkinson’s Foundation study. The Foundation’s “Parkinson’s Prevalence Project” estimates that 930,000 people in the United States will be living with the disease by 2020, further increasing to 1.2 million people by 2030.
• "The prevalence of the disease ranges from 41 people per 100,000 in the fourth decade of life to more than 1,900 people per 100,000 among those who are 80 and older."

• "The incidence of the disease, or the rate of newly diagnosed cases, generally increases with age, although it can stabilize in people who are older than 80. An estimated 4 percent of people with Parkinson’s are diagnosed before age 50."

Lupus

• Approximately 1.5 million Americans have a form of lupus.
• Of individuals diagnosed with lupus, 90% are women.
• Most people with lupus will live a normal lifespan, due to improved diagnosis and treatment. 

Summary Of Our Early Findings Relevant To The Goals

• In our first hour of research we were able to provide the number of people in the United States who had, or currently live with Cancer, Heart Failure, Parkinson’s Disease and Lupus.
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