Thursday, January 12, 2023

U.S. Cancer Death Rate Has Dropped by a Third Since 1991

Good news! Cancer is history (soon)!

"The American Cancer Society said that changes in preventive measures and screening in the past decade impacted cancer incidence and outcomes ..."

"Overall cancer mortality continues to decline with a 33% drop since 1991
Major reduction in cervical cancer tied to use of the HPV vaccine ...
Today, the American Cancer Society (ACS) released Cancer Statistics, 2023, the organization’s annual report on cancer facts and trends. According to the report, overall cancer mortality has dropped 33% since 1991, averting an estimated 3.8 million cancer deaths. Based on ACS data, in 2023 there are projected to be 1,958,310 new cancer cases and 609,820 cancer deaths in the United States.  ...
Two of the most critical findings are driven by substantial changes in cancer prevention and screening in the last decade. First, there was an astounding 65% reduction in cervical cancer rates in women ages 20-24 from 2012 through 2019, in the wake of the introduction of the human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccine. ...
By contrast, prostate cancer, which is the second leading cause of cancer death for men in the U.S., increased by 3% per year from 2014 through 2019 after two decades of decline. Most concerning is that this increase was driven by the diagnosis of advanced disease. Since 2011, the diagnosis of advanced-stage (regional- or distant-stage) prostate cancer has increased by 4% to 5% annually and the proportion of men diagnosed with distant-stage disease has doubled. ..."

U.S. Cancer Death Rate Has Dropped by a Third Since 1991 - WSJ

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