Annual Report to the Nation: Cancer Death Rates Still Dropping

By Stacy Simon The death rate from cancer in the United States is continuing the decline that began in the early 1990s, according to the latest Annual Report to the Nation on the Status of Cancer. It shows the rate of death from cancer in the United States is going down among both men and women, for children, and for the most common types of cancer, including lung, colon, breast, and prostate. However, the report identified some cancer types with increasing incidence or death rates, including liver cancer. The American Cancer Society, the North American Association of Central Cancer Registries, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, and the National Cancer Institute work together to create the report, which has been published each year since 1998. It provides an update of new cancer cases, death rates, and trends in the United States. The report was published early online March 9, 2016 in the American Cancer Society's journal Cancer. Rates of liver cancer deaths, incidence are increasing Death rates from liver cancer from 2008 to 2012 increased the fastest of all cancer types. The rate of new liver cancer cases also increased sharply, second only to thyroid cancer. A major cause of liver cancer in the US is infection with hepatitis C. Among the findings: Men had more than twice the incidence rate of liver cancer than women. Rates of liver cancer incidence and death increased for both men and women. Rates of liver cancer incidence increased with age for ...
Source: American Cancer Society :: News and Features - Category: Cancer & Oncology Tags: Breast Cancer Lung Cancer - Non-Small Cell Prostate Cancer Colon/Rectum Cancer Liver Cancer Source Type: news