US Cancer Survivor Ranks Grow as Detection Rises and Deaths Drop

More Americans are living with cancer as death rates continue to decline, thanks to improved detection methods and better treatment options.

Seven out of ten people survived for five years after a diagnosis during 2015-2021 across all cancers, a key goal of therapy, according to the American Cancer Society’s annual report released Tuesday. The improvement extended to more aggressive types, with higher survival rates for myeloma, liver and lung cancers compared with decades prior, the report found.

“This stunning victory is largely the result of decades of cancer research that provided clinicians with the tools to treat the disease more ...