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... of the disease is about 55 percent for lung cancers, 90 percent for colon and rectum cancers, 91 percent for cervical cancers, 98 percent for melanoma cancer of the skin, and 99 percent for breast cancer. When diagnosed with cancer at a later stage, the illness is more costly and ... rates in Black men are double those of men of other races, cervical cancer is more prevalent among Hispanic and African-American women, and melanoma, the deadliest form of skin cancer, is among the most common cancers in young adults.   “Everyone needs access to cancer screenings,” ...