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It's a question that keeps many up at night, could that new lump, a long-running cough or that sudden change in toilet habit be a sign of cancer?
Cancer is a disease that will, statistically, strike about half of us in our lifetime.
But what is the exact risk for men and women by type of cancer? And what are the odds of being alive the next decade following a diagnosis?
MailOnline has analysed data from charity Cancer Research UK to show you what the most common types of the disease are in Britain, as well as the deadliest.
There has been Interest in cancer is high, with cancer charities and the NHS reporting a surge in visits to their online resources following The Princess of Wales revealing her own cancer battle.
Take this as you will this is meant for Brits but it can give you an idea of numbers... All things are variable tho' so bear that in mind...
Overall British women have a 43 per cent chance of getting cancer in their lifetime.
If they do get the disease there is a 46.3 per cent chance they will be dead within a decade of their diagnosis.
Men have a slightly higher risk of getting cancer at 45 per cent.
They also have a higher risk of death, with 54.2 per cent of male cancer patients dead 10 years after their diagnosis.
By cancer type, sex-specific cancers were among the most common.
About one in six men (16.7 per cent) will get prostate cancer in their lifetime with a similar proportion of women (14.3 per cent) getting breast cancer.
What's YOUR risk of cancer?
Cancer is a disease that will, statistically, strike about half of us in our lifetime.
But what is the exact risk for men and women by type of cancer? And what are the odds of being alive the next decade following a diagnosis?
MailOnline has analysed data from charity Cancer Research UK to show you what the most common types of the disease are in Britain, as well as the deadliest.
There has been Interest in cancer is high, with cancer charities and the NHS reporting a surge in visits to their online resources following The Princess of Wales revealing her own cancer battle.
Take this as you will this is meant for Brits but it can give you an idea of numbers... All things are variable tho' so bear that in mind...
Overall British women have a 43 per cent chance of getting cancer in their lifetime.
If they do get the disease there is a 46.3 per cent chance they will be dead within a decade of their diagnosis.
Men have a slightly higher risk of getting cancer at 45 per cent.
They also have a higher risk of death, with 54.2 per cent of male cancer patients dead 10 years after their diagnosis.
By cancer type, sex-specific cancers were among the most common.
About one in six men (16.7 per cent) will get prostate cancer in their lifetime with a similar proportion of women (14.3 per cent) getting breast cancer.
What's YOUR risk of cancer?