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• In the United States, approximately 1 in 2 men and 1 in 3 women will develop cancer in their lifetimes.
• Cancer is the second leading cause of death in the United States, trailing only heart disease.
• This year, a little over 2 million new cancer cases are expected to be diagnosed in the United States.
• This year, 53,560 new cancer cases are expected to be diagnosed in the Mountain West:
  
  • Idaho: 11,120
  • Montana, 7,310
  • Nevada: 18,250
  • Utah: 13,560
  • Wyoming: 3,320
• This year, 611,720 people in the United States are expected to die of cancer—about 1,680 people per day.
• This year, 15,970 people in the Mountain West are expected to die of cancer—about 44 people per day.
  
  • Idaho: 3,200
  • Montana: 2,230
  • Nevada: 5,440
  • Utah: 3,780
  • Wyoming: 1,320
• This year, the expected top diagnosed cancer for each state in the Mountain West are: 
  
  • Idaho: breast (1,730)
  • Montana: breast (1,070) and prostate (1,070)
  • Nevada: breast (2,880)
  • Utah: prostate (2,380)
  • Wyoming: prostate (570)
• Cancer is the second leading cause of death among children ages 1–14.
• The greatest risk factor for cancer is age. In the United States, 88 percent of people diagnosed with cancer are 50 years old or older.
• At least 42 percent of newly diagnosed cancers are potentially preventable. About 19 percent of these cases are caused by smoking and 18 percent are caused by a combination of excess body weight, alcohol consumption, poor nutrition, and physical inactivity. Additionally, certain cancers caused by infectious agents, such as human papillomavirus (HPV), hepatitis B, and hepatitis C, could be prevented through behavioral changes, vaccination, or by treating the infection.
• Cancer screening is known to increase survival rates for cancers of the breast, colon, rectum, cervix, lung, and prostate. In addition, being aware of changes in the body and discussing them with a health care provider may result in earlier detection.
• Cancer death rates are higher among people with lower socioeconomic status–often measured in terms of income, education, and/or health insurance coverage–and the gap is widening.
• Racial and ethnic disparities in the cancer burden largely reflect long-standing inequities in socioeconomic status and access to high-quality health care, which can be attributed to historical and persistent structural racism in the United States experienced by all people of color. 
• Individuals that live in rural and frontier areas have higher average death rates for all cancer sites combined, compared to population in urban counties. Additionally, rural counties have higher incidence and death rates for cancer associated with smoking and higher rates of incidence of cancer that can be prevented by screening.
• LGBTQ+ (Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Queer, and other sexual identifies and orientations) individuals are vulnerable to cancer disparities due to higher prevalence of cancer risk factors, such as smoking, likely in part because of stress caused by systemic discrimination. 
• There are an estimated 18 million cancer survivors in the United States.
• The National Cancer Institute estimates that cancer-related medical costs in the United States were $208.9 billion in 2020, but this is likely an underestimate, as it does not take into account the growing cost of treatment.

Sources: American Cancer Society, National Cancer Institute