Jean-Charles Soria, SVP and Oncology Therapeutic Area Head at Amgen, shared a post on X:
“Cancer in 2026 — key facts for oncologists
- Burden: ~2.11M new cancer cases and ~626K deaths projected in the US (2026).
- Mortality: Cancer death rates ↓34% since the early 1990s, averting ~4.8M deaths.
- Survival: Overall 5-yr relative survival reached 70%(2015–2021), up from 49% in the mid-1970s.
- Advanced disease: 5-yr survival for distant-stage cancers improved 17% → 35%, with major gains in lung, melanoma, and rectal cancer.
- Unfinished work: Lung cancer remains the leading cause of cancer death.”
Title: Cancer statistics, 2026
Authors: Rebecca L. Siegel, Tyler B. Kratzer, Nikita Sandeep Wagle, Hyuna Sung, Ahmedin Jemal
Read the Full Article on CA: A Cancer Journal for Clinicians
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