Colorectal cancer leads cancer deaths among younger people
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CLEVELAND, Ohio — Seven in 10 people now survive their cancer five years or longer, up from only half in the mid-1970s, according to a new report from the American Cancer Society. The five-year relative survival rate for all cancers reached 70% for people diagnosed between 2015 and 2021 in the United States,
Cancer survival has reached a record 70% nationwide, but Texas accounts for the third-largest share of U.S. cancer cases and deaths, ACS reports.
The American Cancer Society's 75th annual cancer statistics report reveals significant progress in cancer treatment and survival rates, with particularly notable findings for Kentucky patients.
Earlier this week, the American Cancer Society (ACS) published its annual report in CA: A Cancer Journal for Clinicians. Each year, a team of doctors | Cancer
Cancer survival rates reach new milestone in the U.S.
Death rates from colorectal cancer, however, have continued to rise in younger adults, becoming the leading cause of cancer death among people under 50 in 2023. The disease was the fifth-leading cause of death from cancer in the early 1990s.
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