This year’s Annual Report to the Nation on the Status of Cancer finds that overall cancer death rates decreased for men, women, children, and young adults from 2013 to 2017. CancerAnnualReport NCIFuture
The Annual Report to the Nation provides long-term trends in cancer incidence rates and mortality rates in the United States.These trends reflect population changes in cancer risk factors, screening test use, diagnostic practices, and treatment advances.objectives related to four common cancers .target death rate for all cancers combined was met overall and in most sociodemographic groups.
During 2007-2017, cancer death rates decreased 15% overall, and the percent improvement target was met in many sociodemographic groups.objectives for death rates, cancer screening, and major risk factors related to lung, colorectal, female breast, and prostate cancer were met. For the first time, the Annual Report includes trends for the most common cancers among children and adolescents and young adults or AYAs .
Overall cancer incidence rates increased an average of 0.9% per year among AYAs, and an average of 0.8% per year among children during 2012-2016. The most common types among children included leukemia, brain and other nervous system, and lymphoma, with increasing trends for each of these during 2001-2016.
Cancer death rates decreased an average of 1.0% per year among AYAs and an average of 1.4% per year among children during 2013-2017.
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