US Cancer Diagnoses Reach 456 per 100,000 in 2023 as Death Rate Falls to 142
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Updated · The Washington Post · Jul 6
US Cancer Diagnoses Reach 456 per 100,000 in 2023 as Death Rate Falls to 142
1 articles · Updated · The Washington Post · Jul 6
Summary
456 Americans per 100,000 were diagnosed with cancer in 2023, up from about 400 in 1975, though overall incidence has been mostly stable since 2014.
142 deaths per 100,000 were recorded in 2023, down from 201 in 1999, reflecting earlier detection and major treatment gains even as more cases are found.
Longer lifespans, broader cancer definitions and improved scans, blood tests and screening have all lifted diagnosis counts, including roughly 20,000 extra cases a year after myelodysplastic syndromes were classified as cancer.
18 million US cancer survivors are alive today, a figure the National Cancer Institute expects to reach 26 million by 2040 as targeted drugs and immunotherapy extend remission and survival.