Cancer rates among military personnel by age U.S. 2013-2014

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

Age group	Served	Did not serve
18 to 39 years	2.3%	2.2%
40 to 59 years	7.2%	8.5%
60 to 79 years	30%	24.4%
80 years and older	48.2%	34.1%

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Release date

November 2016

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Region

United States

Survey time period

2013 and 2014

Number of respondents

around 400,000

Age group

18 years and older

Method of interview

Telephone interview

Supplementary notes

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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