This statistic shows the percentage of those who served and served not in the U.S. military who reported being told by a health professional that they had some form of cancer, as of 2013-2014, by age. It was found that 48.2 percent of those aged 80 years or older who had served in the military reported being diagnosed with some form of cancer, compared to 34.1 percent of those in the same age group who had not served.
Percentage of Americans being diagnosed with cancer as of 2013-2014, by military service and age
Data do not distinguish between those currently serving and those who have been discharged, the nature of discharges, involvement in active combat, or the era in which one served.
Figures represent adults who self-report being told by a health professional that they had some form of cancer.
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United Health Foundation, & MOAA. (November 10, 2016). Percentage of Americans being diagnosed with cancer as of 2013-2014, by military service and age [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 22, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/653077/cancer-rates-in-us-adults-by-age-and-military-background/
United Health Foundation, und MOAA. "Percentage of Americans being diagnosed with cancer as of 2013-2014, by military service and age." Chart. November 10, 2016. Statista. Accessed December 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/653077/cancer-rates-in-us-adults-by-age-and-military-background/
United Health Foundation, MOAA. (2016). Percentage of Americans being diagnosed with cancer as of 2013-2014, by military service and age. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/653077/cancer-rates-in-us-adults-by-age-and-military-background/
United Health Foundation, and MOAA. "Percentage of Americans Being Diagnosed with Cancer as of 2013-2014, by Military Service and Age." Statista, Statista Inc., 10 Nov 2016, https://www.statista.com/statistics/653077/cancer-rates-in-us-adults-by-age-and-military-background/
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Percentage of Americans being diagnosed with cancer as of 2013-2014, by military service and age [Graph], United Health Foundation, & MOAA, November 10, 2016. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/653077/cancer-rates-in-us-adults-by-age-and-military-background/
