( CNN ) -- This year 's 26th annual National Cancer Survivors Day is Sunday . According to its website , the day is meant to be `` a celebration for those who have survived , an inspiration for those recently diagnosed , a gathering of support for families and an outreach to the community . '' In honor of survivors ' day , here are some facts and figures on cancer : . More than 100 : Types of cancer . 1,660,290 : The number of new cases of cancer expected to be diagnosed in 2013 . 580,350 : The number of Americans expected to die from cancer in 2013 . 44.81 % : Chance that a male will develop an invasive form of cancer in his lifetime . 38.17 % : Chance that a female will develop an invasive form of cancer during her lifetime . 23.08 % : Chance that he will die of cancer . A female 's risk is lower - 19.39 % . 68 : The percentage of people who survive cancer . 66 : The median age of diagnosis . 5 : The percentage of cancers that are strongly hereditary . $ 201.5 billion : The cost of cancer in 2008 , according to the National Institutes of Health . This includes treatment and lost wages and productivity . 3000 B.C . : The first description of a cancer-like disease , found in Egypt . The author wrote , `` There is no treatment . '' 30 : The percentage of cancer deaths due to cigarette smoking . Around 232,340 : New cases of invasive breast cancer in women for 2013 . Every 74 seconds : A woman dies from breast cancer around the world , according to the Susan G. Komen For the Cure Foundation . Around 13,400 : Cases of children between the ages of birth and 19 years old diagnosed with cancer . 1 in 4 : Cancer caused by bacterial infections or viruses in the developing world . 2 : Vaccines approved by the FDA to prevent certain types of cancer : one against the hepatitis B virus , which causes liver cancer , and against the HPV viruses 16 and 18 , which cause most cases of cervical cancer .
Sunday is National Cancer Survivors Day . More than 1.6 million new cancer cases are reported this year . 95 % of those diagnosed with the disease .