Cancer Death Rates Decreased In The US From 2001 To 2017, Report Says

reports “cancer death rates continued to decline in the United States for cancer of all sites combined, and this trend was seen in all major racial and ethnic groups as well as in men and women and in all age groups,” according to the Annual Report to the Nation on the Status of Cancer. In addition, “the 2020 targets were met for reductions in mortality from lung, prostate, breast, and colorectal cancer, according to the companion report, Progress Toward Healthy People 2020 Objectives for 4 Common Cancers.” The article says that “both reports were published online March 12 in Cancer.” HealthDay (3/12, Preidt) says the first report concluded that death rates from cancer in the US fell “from 2001 to 2017 – dropping an average 1.5% a year.” The report also found that “the annual decline was slightly larger among men (1.8%) than women (1.4%).” https://consumer.healthday.com/cancer-information-5/mis-cancer-news-102/cancer-death-rates-continue-to-fall-in-u-s-report-says-755637.html