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Cancer is now the number one killer of U.S. Hispanics.

In a report released by the American Cancer Society on Sept. 24, cancer was shown to have surpassed heart disease to become the leading cause of death among Hispanics in the United States.

It is estimated that 112,800 U.S. Hispanics will be diagnosed with cancer, while 33,200 will die of the disease in 2012.

Among non-Hispanic whites and African-Americans, heart disease is still the leading cause of death.