New 2022 cancer facts and figures show overall improvement, with new milestones for early detection of lung cancer, but with slowing progress for prostate and breast cancer.
Read the Cancer Facts & Figures 2021, for the latest estimates, information and statistics for deaths related to cancer.
The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved the immunotherapy drug Tecentriq (atezolizumab) for the treatment of small cell lung cancer (SCLC).
The American Cancer Society lung cancer screening guidelines recommend yearly low dose CT (LDCT) for certain people at higher risk of lung cancer that meet several conditions.
American Cancer Society guidelines recommend yearly lung cancer screening for people who meet certain criteria that put them at higher risk for developing the disease.