The American Cancer Society’s latest report reveals a significant shift in cancer trends. The overall cancer mortality rate in the US declined by 34% from 1991 to 2022, preventing approximately 4.5 million deaths.
However, cancer rates are rising among women and younger adults, with women under 50 now having cancer rates 82% higher than men, up from 51% in 2002. Pancreatic cancer remains a concern, with increasing incidence and mortality rates and an 8% five-year survival rate for pancreatic exocrine tumors. Cancer incidence among children (ages 14 and younger) has declined after decades of increases but continues to rise among adolescents (ages 15 to 19). See all statistics here.
Cancer remains the second-leading cause of death in the US and the primary cause for those under 85. In 2025, the ACS estimates there will be 2,041,910 new cancer diagnoses in the US, with 618,120 cancer deaths. Researchers attribute these shifts to environmental influences, lifestyle changes, and potential genetic factors.
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Several years ago, I used ACS’ awesome cancer trend database map to track cancer rates over 40-50 years. Turning on its resulting 50 yr video, cancer rates could be seen increasing from N to S, for total cancers and individual specific cancers. Our local ACS was not familiar with the map, indicating they only raised funds?