Progress has been made against some specific cancers for some specific people. But overall there’s still a lot of cancer to be cured.
(p. A1) More Americans are surviving cancer, but the disease is striking young and middle-aged adults and women more frequently, the American Cancer Society reported on Thursday [Jan. 16, 2025].
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Cancer is the second leading cause of death in the United States, but the leading cause among Americans under 85. The new report projects that some 2,041,910 new cases will occur this year and that 618,120 Americans will die of the disease.
Six of the 10 most common cancers are on the rise, including cancers of the breast and the uterus. Also increasing are colorectal cancers among people under 65, as well as prostate cancer, melanoma and pancreatic cancer.
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(Note: the online version of the story was updated Jan. 17, 2025, and has the title “Cancer’s New Face: Younger and Female.”)
The academic article that is the basis for the summary statistics quoted above is:
Some of the key statistics from the academic article appear in:
American Cancer Society. “Cancer Facts & Figures 2025.” Atlanta: American Cancer Society, 2025.