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   ocr: THE BIG KILLERS Tmre Estimates in the U.S., 1994 Five-year survival 00 Cancer Deaths New cases rate Risk factors Lung 153,000 172,000 13% Cigarette smoking, chemicals, exposure radiation, to asbestos, radon Colon/Rectum 56,000 M 149,000 58% Family history: high-fat, low-fiber diet Female breast 46,000 182,000 79% Age; family history; no pregnancies; late menopause: carly menarche Prostate 38,000 182,000 79% Aget family history: possibly fat intake: Lymphoma 22,750 52,900 Non-Hodekin's Hodgkin's 78% 52% Reduced herbicides, immune solvents, function; vinyl chloride exposure to Genetic abnormalit ...