Good News: Cancer Deaths Have Dramatically Fallen in the Past 30 Years

Cancer mortality rates have dropped dramatically in the past three decades, in a bit of hopeful health news even amidst the global pandemic.

The American Cancer Society published its annual report on cancer data on Wednesday and it shows that the death rate from cancer has dropped from its peak in 1991.

The decline seems to be due to a drop in lung cancer deaths. The organization said in a press release that people are living longer after being diagnosed with lung cancer because more people are being diagnosed at an early stage of the disease.
The American Cancer Society said that the decline in the cancer death rate shows the power of prevention, screening, early diagnosis, treatment, and our overall potential to move closer to a world without cancer.
The drop in smoking in the US is one of the reasons behind the decline. Smoking-related cancer is the leading cause of preventable deaths in the country, so it makes sense that fewer smokers there will be fewer deaths from cancer.
The report didn't take into account the impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic, which has led to many people delaying medical visits, and has likely had on cancer diagnosis and deaths. The projections are based on deaths and cases.
The death rate from cancer was different depending on race and status. Black cancer patients have a lower five-year survival rate than white patients. The mortality rate for women is higher than for men.
Cancer is one of the leading causes of death in the US, according to the American Cancer Society. The figures are promising.

Deb Schrag, chair of the medical department of the Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, told CNN that she is an inveterate optimist. There is room for optimism across all types of cancer.

The report is a bright spot in the landscape of health news. It is a good reminder that we can all take some basic actions to improve ourselves, such as getting regular checkups with our doctors and stopping smoking.
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