As much as cancer research has progressed, the disease continues to give us a lot of respect. And is not for less. According to the Spanish Society of Medical Oncology, the risk of presenting cancer before age 75 in Spain is 25.1% and that of dying due to one, 10.2%. Lung cancer is the second leading cause of premature death among Spanish (only behind ischemic heart disease) and colorectal, breast and stomach cancers are in fifth, eighth, and nineteenth position, respectively. More information.