Cancer survival rates soar to historic milestone

Cancer survival rates soar to historic milestone

For the first time ever, the five-year survival rate for all cancers combined has reached 70 percent. While it's a moment to celebrate, doctors warn the fight is far from over. Sean Stevenson said he remembers waking up every morning and being reminded, 'Man, I have cancer.'" He said it's what he's felt for the past six [...]

7 in 10 people now survive cancer longer; Austinites celebrate milestone achievement

In a milestone achievement for cancer research, the American Cancer Society reports seven in 10 people now survive five years or longer after a cancer diagnosis.

Cancer Five-Year Survival Rate Hits Record 70%, 2026 Report Shows

The American Cancer Society’s 2026 Cancer Statistics report shows the five-year survival rate for all cancers has reached a record high of 70%.

Cancer Survival Rates Reach an All-Time High

Seven in 10 people now survive at least five years after first receiving a cancer diagnosis in the United States, according to the latest annual report from the American Cancer Society.e60dc2a1-f33c-4a05-9b50-8e3e8e597629bb1fe106-5c85-4573-a33c-f845c3baf355 The figure, based on all cancer diagnoses from 2015 to 2021, breaks records from previous decades — like the 1970s, when half of cancer patients lived for five years after diagnosis, and the …