(Atlanta, GA) — There’s encouraging news for cancer patients.
According to the American Cancer Society’s annual report on cancer facts and trends, seven in ten people now survive their cancer five-years or more, up from only half in the mid-70s. The lead author of the report, Rebecca Siegel, states this stunning victory is largely the result of decades of cancer research, that provided clinicians with the tools to treat the disease more effectively, turning many cancers from a death sentence into a chronic disease.
The stats show for the first time, that five-year survival rate for all cancers combined reached 70-percent for people diagnosed during 2015 to 2021 in the US. The data reveals survival gains are most notable for people diagnosed with more deadly cancers, such as myeloma, liver cancer, and lung cancer.
