The United States Congress is the national federal legislative body of the United States of America. Congress is divided into two bodies: the House of Representatives and the Senate. The citizens of the United States elect the people that make up these bodies.
This year about 564,800 Americans are expected to die of cancer more than 1,500 people a day. Cancer is the second leading cause of death in the US, exceeded only by heart disease. One of every four deaths in the US is from cancer.
Worldwide, almost 32.5 million people diagnosed with cancer within the five years previously were alive at the end of 2012 (estimated). An estimated 169.3 million years of healthy life were lost globally because of cancer in 2008. Worldwide there will be 23.6 million new cases of cancer each year by 2030 (estimated). Incidence rates in the UK are lower than in the European Union in males, but higher in females. Incidence rates in the UK are lower than in the More Developed Regions of the world in males, but higher in females.