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Statistics 
- 600,000 People a year in the UK suffer a Critical Illness - just over 50% survive
- 2 cases of Cancer are diagnosed every five minutes and 1 in 3 will suffer from Cancer at some time
- In a firm with three partners in their 40's the chances that one will die before reaching the age of 65 is 2 in 5 (40%)
- Of Critical Illness claims paid, 49% are for Cancer, 28% for heart attack, 10% stroke and 8% coronary artery bypass.
- Men aged between 41 and 50 have received the biggest proportion of claims
- The average age of a claimant is 42
- The chances of a healthy man between 20 and 40 dying before age 65 is 1 in 5 (20%)
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