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A new milestone in the cancer fight: 7 in 10 patients now survive five-plus years (www.nbcnews.com)
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Better treatment options have improved survival rates in the U.S., according to a report from the American Cancer Society.

The U.S. has reached a watershed moment in the fight against cancer: Seven in 10 people now survive five years or more after diagnosis, according to the latest annual report from the American Cancer Society.

That’s a big improvement since the 1970s, when only half of those diagnosed lived at least five years. In the mid-1990s, the rate was 63%.

The 70% figure is based on diagnoses from 2015 to 2021. The findings were published Tuesday in the American Cancer Society’s medical journal, CA: A Cancer Journal for Clinicians.

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[–] LodeMike@lemmy.today 3 points 1 day ago

Does this adjust for more cancers being diagnosed potentially?