Cancer Survival Reaches Record High, but Lung Cancer Remains Top Killer, New ACS Report Finds

Cancer survival reaches record high, but lung cancer remains top killer, new ACS report finds

New American Cancer Society data show cancer survival rates hit 70%, but lung cancer remains the deadliest, and access to care still significantly affects outcomes.

With five-year cancer survival at an all-time high, does this mean people are living longer?

“It’s really, really important that every year since 1991, cancer mortality has dropped by a little bit, and it did again!” said Paul Goldberg, editor and publisher of The Cancer Letter. “Now, mortality is a good metric, age-adjusted mortality. As far as survival, well, that’s not so good.” This episode is available on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, and Youtube. In last week’s cover story in The Cancer Letter, Paul and Jacquelyn Cobb, associate edito…

Charted: Cancer survival rates reach record high – RamaOnHealthcare

According to a new report from the American Cancer Society (ACS), more people are surviving cancer than ever before, with the five-year survival rate for all cancers reaching 70% for the first time. Cancer survival rates continue to growFor the report, researchers analyzed data from the National Cancer Institute, CDC, the North American Association of [...]