U.S. cancer death rates have fallen by a third since 1991 — with about 3.8 million deaths averted in that time, a new study finds.
U.S. cancer death rates have fallen by a third since 1991, with about 3.8 million deaths averted in that time, according to study published Thursday inCancer is still the second leading cause of death, but the data shows progress from improved treatments and prevention efforts.
That includes noteworthy drops in mortality from leukemia, melanoma, and kidney cancers between 2016–2020, despite steady or even increasing incidence. The five-year survival rate for many cancers improved from the mid-1990s and the 2012–2018 time frame, particularly for lung, breast and colon cancers.There was a 65% drop in cervical cancer incidence between 2012 through 2019 among women in their early 20s, who were part of the first cohort to receive the human papillomavirus vaccine.
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