Rare cancers in the United States

According to the World Cancer Research Fund International, the United States has the seventh highest prevalence of cancer in the world, in comparison with 49 other countries. The data states that 318 Americans per 100,000 are diagnosed with cancer in 2012. The study took into consideration the fact that developed nations (such as the United States) have better diagnostic tools and methods that could detect the cancers at earlier rates.

However, what many do not consider is the fact that the number of rare cancers in the United States is more significant than what most would think. The American …read more