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StatisticsReport: Cancer Risk Varies Widely Among Hispanic Americans
A new report from the American Cancer Society highlights the wide variation in cancer risk within the US Hispanic/Latino population.
Report: Ovarian Cancer Rates Continue to Decrease
A new report from the American Cancer Society finds rates of ovarian cancer have declined by 29% between 1985 and 2014. Ovarian cancer deaths have declined 33% between 1976 and 2015.
Lung Cancer Rates in Young Women Now Higher Than in Young Men
Researchers from the American Cancer Society and the National Cancer Institute have found rates of lung cancer are higher in women than men among white and Hispanic people born since 1965.
Annual Report to the Nation: Cancer Death Rates Continue Long Decline
The death rate from cancer in the United States is continuing to fall among men, women, and children, according to the latest Annual Report to the Nation on the Status of Cancer.
12 Key Findings from the New Edition of The Tobacco Atlas
Learn about the physical, social, and economic harms of tobacco and about evidence-based solutions to advance toward a tobacco-free world.
Understanding Cancer Death Rates
Cancer death rates are one of the most important measures researchers use to track progress against cancer. American Cancer Society researchers report on cancer death rates annually in the publication, Cancer Facts & Figures. This article explains what a death rate is and when researchers use it.
Facts & Figures 2018: Rate of Deaths From Cancer Continues Decline
The death rate from cancer in the US has declined steadily over the past 2 decades, according to annual statistics reporting from the American Cancer Society.
Report: Breast Cancer Death Rates Down 39% Since 1989
A new report from the American Cancer Society finds that death rates from breast cancer in the United States have dropped 39% between 1989 and 2015