How many people die from bone cancer each year?

Many people die from bone cancer each year.Bone cancer is a type of cancer which forms in the cells of the bone. In the year 2010, there were 1,460 new deaths from bone cancer. There are an estimated 1,300 deaths every year from bone cancer. About 720 of the people who died of bone cancer were male, and 580 were female. Of course, these numbers change every year and are not exact, only averages. 15.2 percent of those affected died under age 20, 18.6 percent were between 75 and 84. The rate of bone cancer mortality was also slightly highest in Caucasians and African Americans,with a 0.6 per 100,000 men mortality rate.

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