In the coming year, we're expecting to hit a bleak milestone-the first time new cases of cancer in the US are expected to cross the 2-million mark.
In 2024, over 611,000 deaths from cancer are projected for the US. That's more than 1,600 deaths from cancer each day.
Put simply, that's because when more people are diagnosed with cancer, more people are likely to die because of cancer.
People age 65 and older represent a growing proportion of the overall population, but their numbers are shrinking in the proportion of new cancer cases.
In the late 1990s, colorectal cancer was the fourth leading cause of cancer death in both men and women in this age group, and now, it is the first cause of cancer death in men younger than 50 and the second cause in women that age.
To shine a light on potential cancer disparities in this community, the special section of Cancer Facts & Figures 2024 explores the unique stressors and risk factors that LGBTQ+ people may face.
For both the CA report and Cancer Facts & Figures 2024, ACS researchers compiled the most recent data on population-based cancer occurrence and outcomes using incidence data collected by central cancer registries and mortality data collected by the National Center for Health Statistics.
https://www.cancer.org/research/acs-research-news/facts-and-figures-2024.html
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