The American Cancer Society's latest report presents a mixed outlook on cancer trends. While overall cancer deaths have decreased significantly, driven by earlier detection and improved treatments, the report reveals a concerning increase in cancer diagnoses among women and young adults. The report also highlights persistent racial disparities in cancer deaths and stresses the need for more effective strategies to combat pancreatic cancer, which remains a leading cause of cancer-related deaths.
The American Cancer Society's latest cancer report reveals a mixed bag of trends: overall cancer deaths are decreasing, yet the number of women and young adults diagnosed with cancer is on the rise. The annual report, published Thursday in CA: A Cancer Journal for Clinicians, indicates a 34% decline in the cancer mortality rate from 1991 to 2022 in the United States.
While this downward trend in overall cancer deaths is attributed to advancements like earlier detection and improved treatments, it's not uniformly applicable to all cancer types. The report highlights an increase in death rates for specific cancers, including oral, pancreatic, uterine, and liver cancers.Furthermore, the report underscores persistent racial disparities in cancer deaths. Native American individuals face rates double or even triple those of White individuals for kidney, liver, stomach, and cervical cancers. Black people are twice as likely to die from prostate, stomach, and uterine cancers compared to White people, and 50% more likely to succumb to preventable cervical cancer. The report also uncovers a concerning shift: more women and young adults are being diagnosed with cancer. For instance, cancer cases among women aged 50 to 64 have surpassed those in men. Additionally, cancer rates in women under 50 are now 82% higher than their male counterparts, a significant jump from 51% in 2002.Dr. William Dahut, chief scientific officer for the American Cancer Society, commented on this trend to CBS News, stating, 'One thing we found out really striking in this report is for an increase in the number of women being diagnosed with cancer, particularly in the 50 to 64 age, compared to men. Seeing this trend over time is certainly concerning and something we need to take a look at.' While the report doesn't pinpoint the reasons behind these increases, potential contributing factors include rising obesity rates, genetic predispositions, and environmental influences. Dahut emphasized the urgency for addressing pancreatic cancer, as it remains the third leading cause of cancer deaths in the U.S. Despite progress in other areas, advancements in pancreatic cancer detection and treatment are lagging. Dahut highlighted the difficulty in detecting pancreatic cancers at a treatable stage and called for increased screening and treatment options to improve outcomes. He stated, 'This is something that really and rightly so has gotten the attention of really the scientific community with a focus, hopefully on really detecting pancreatic cancer earlier on, because it is a very difficult cancer to treat once it's regionally metastatic (when it has spread to nearby organs or lymph node),' he said
CANCER MORTALITY RATES DIAGNOSES RACIAL DISPARITIES PANCREATIC CANCER TREATMENT DETECTION
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