Critical Illness Benefit Group Ltd.

200 Saw Mill River Road

Hawthorne, NY 10532

800-986-0630

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Fast Facts

One out of every three people will be diagnosed with cancer (approximately 1,250,000 Americans annually). The five-year survival rate for all cancers is 62%. (American Cancer Society, 2004 Facts and Figures)

One out of every four people will suffer a heart attack (approximately 1,200,000 Americans annually). Survival rate of a heart attack is 67%. (Heart Disease and Stroke Statistics, 2005 Update, American Heart Association)

750,000 Americans will suffer a stroke annually. Survival rate of stroke is 87%. (Heart Disease and Stroke Statistics, 2005 Update, American Heart Association)

52% of employees surveyed reported living "paycheck to paycheck." (The MetLife Study of Employee Benefit Trends, 2003)

About every 26 seconds, someone suffers a coronary event. (Heart Disease and Stroke Statistics - 2004 Update, American Heart Association, based on total year 2000 U.S. population of 281 million people)

About every 45 seconds, someone suffers a stroke. (Heart Disease and Stroke Statistics - 2004 Update, American Heart Association, based on total year 2000 U.S. population of 281 million people)

Nearly one-third of all families caring for a seriously ill family member during a two-year period lost most or all of their savings. (LIMRA Report, 2002, Lump Sum Literature Review)

39% of all cancer survivors in the US are under the age of 65. (National Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report, July 25, 2004)

88% of heart attack patients under the age of 65 are able to return to their usual work. (American Heart Association, 2004 Heart and Stroke Statistics Update)