5.21.3.1: Current Rates in the U.S.

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    • Morbidity:

      • Incidence: Over 2 million new cases of cancer will have been diagnosed in 2025. 

      • Breast cancer in women has the highest number of new cases at over 316,000. Prostate cancer in men is not far behind, and lung and bronchus cancer comes in second for both sexes.

      • The lifetime probability of developing any cancer is nearly 40% (Siegel et al., 2025)​​. 

    • Mortality:

      • In 2025, over 618,000 people will have died from cancer. 

      • Lung/bronchial cancer is the deadliest type, causing over 20% of all cancer deaths. Breast cancer in women and prostate cancer in men cause the second most deaths, while pancreatic and colorectal cancer are not far behind for both sexes (Siegel et al., 2025).

      • Since the mid 1980’s, cancer has caused a higher percentage of deaths for people under the age of 65 than heart disease (National Cancer Institute , n.d.). 

      • Cancer death rates have dropped by 33% between 1991 and 2020, largely due to reductions in smoking, earlier detection, and medical advances in treatment (American Association for Cancer Research, 2023).

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