HEALTH
7.6 million
Estimated number of people worldwide killed by cancer in 2007, according to the American Cancer Society
45%
Percentage of the estimated 12 million cancer cases worldwide diagnosed in 2007 that were in more affluent, developed nations
DATA THEFT
162 million
Number of personal-data records affected in security breaches reported by 302 organizations in 2007
19
Number of these security-breach cases in which arrests or prosecutions have been made
MUSIC
$212 million
Gross for more than 1.8 million tickets for the Police reunion-concert series, making it 2007's top-selling tour. Second and third place went to Genesis' Turn It On Again tour,...