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StatisticsReport: Breast Cancer Death Rates Down 40% Since 1989
A new American Cancer Society report finds that death rates from breast cancer in the United States dropped 40% between 1989 and 2017. This translates to 375,900 deaths avoided during those 28 years.
Report: Vaping Up, Smoking Down Among Teens
A survey published as a research letter in the New England Journal of Medicine shows vaping – using e-cigarettes – has more than doubled among teens in the past 2 years.
Rapidly Growing Older Population Increases Demand for Cancer Care in US
A new report from the American Cancer Society details rates of new cancer cases and cancer deaths among adults 85 years old and older, often called the “oldest old.”
Population of US Cancer Survivors Grows to Nearly 17 Million
A new report by the American Cancer Society – in collaboration with the National Cancer Institute – estimates there are more than 16.9 million cancer survivors alive in the US today, and that number will grow to more than 22.1 million by 2030.
Annual Report to the Nation: Cancer Death Rate Continues Decades-long Decline
The death rate from cancer in the United States is still falling among men, women, and children, according to the latest Annual Report to the Nation on the Status of Cancer, 1999–2015. Overall rates of new cancers decreased in men from 1999 to 2015 and were stable in women during this time.
ACS Report: More Effort Needed to Reduce Cancer Risk in the US
A new report from the American Cancer Society says cancer death rates could fall more quickly – if more people had the resources they needed to adopt lifestyle behaviors that reduce risk.
Gap in Cancer Death Rates Between Blacks and Whites Narrows
Cancer death rates have historically been higher for African Americans than for whites, but that gap has been narrowing over the past few decades.
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.
