For anyone who has a loved one suffering with the physical, mental, and emotional trauma of cancer, or who is suffering themselves or in fear of it, the American Cancer Society has given us some good news. Not a cure–yet–but something to give us hope. Here’s what the Society found:
- The rate of people dying from cancer has continued to decline for 25 years.
- Between 1991 (peak cancer deaths) and 2016, there have been an estimated 2.6 million fewer deaths from cancer.
- These declines are being seen in breast, lung, prostate, and colorectal cancers.
They attribute it to three major factors: people are smoking less, cancer is being detected earlier, and treatments are improving.
Get more current details at the Society’s article Facts & Figures 2019: US Cancer Death Rate has Dropped 27% in 25 Years