Seventy percent of people diagnosed with cancer now live at least another five years, up from about 50% in the 1970s and just over 60% in the mid-1990s, findings published Tuesday by the American Cancer Society show.
The American Cancer Society announced that the five-year survival rate for all cancers combined in the U.S. has reached 70% for people diagnosed from 2015 to 2021.
Five-year relative survival rates for all cancers combined have increased to 70% for people diagnosed during 2015 to 2021 in the United States, according to the "Cancer Statistics, 2026," report, published in CA: A Cancer Journal for Clinicians.
An annual report from the American Cancer Society shows that, for the first time, over 70% of Americans diagnosed with cancer can expect to live at least five years. The increase from the mid-1970s, when that number was just 49% is huge. But not all Americans are benefitting equally.
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