A new report found that cancer death rates in the United States have continued to decline in recent years, primarily thanks to new treatments and improved screening of patients.
Isaac Lane Koval/Corbis/VCG(NEW YORK) Cancer deaths in the United States are continuing to decline, according to a new report from the American Association for Cancer Research. The report, published Wednesday, found that deaths from cancer have decreased by 2.3% every year between 2016 and 2019. Overall, there has been a 32% reduction in the
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Isaac Lane Koval/Corbis/VCG(NEW YORK) Cancer deaths in the United States are continuing to decline, according to a new report from the American Association for Cancer Research. The report, published Wednesday, found that deaths from cancer have decreased by 2.3% every year between 2016 and 2019. Overall, there has been a 32% reduction in the U.S. cancer death rate since 1991, which translates into approximately 3.5 million lives being saved, the report said. Additionally, in 2022, there are more than 18 million cancer survivors living in the U.S., equivalent to 5.4% of the population, the report found. Fifty years earlier, there were just 3 million cancer survivors. According to the report, the decreasing number of deaths is due to "unprecedented progress" made against cancer within the last decade. This includes eight new anticancer medications approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration between August 2021 and July 2022 as well as 10 previously approved medications