U.S. Incidence of Distant-Stage Prostate Cancer Up, 2010 to 2017
Five-year survival for distant-stage prostate cancer improved from 2011 to 2016.
Diagnosis & Disease Information
Decreases Seen in Cancer Incidence, Death Rates
Two studies show decreases in incidence and death rates, but variation by sex, race/ethnicity, age.
Steep Increase Seen in Incidence of CRC From Age 49 to 50 Years
Increases seen across the U.S., in men and women, in whites and blacks, for colon and rectal cancers.
Risk for Cancer Incidence, Mortality Increased With Psoriasis
Overall cancer mortality and mortality for liver, esophageal, pancreatic cancer up with severe psoriasis.
American Indians, Alaska Natives Have Higher Cancer Incidence
Higher rates reported for lung, liver, kidney, colorectal, and stomach cancers versus whites.
Colorectal Cancer Incidence Increasing in Younger Adults
Despite overall decline or stabilization, increase seen for young adults in some high-income countries.
Overall Cancer Mortality Rates Decreasing for Men and Women
From 1999 to 2015, overall cancer death rates decreased by 1.8 and 1.4 percent per year among men and women, respectively.
Guideline Recommendations Offer No OS Benefit for Younger Patients With Rectal Cancer
A retrospective review of data from the National Cancer Data Base demonstrated that trends in rectal cancer may follow a pattern similar to that of colon cancer.
Lung Cancer Incidence is Higher for Young Women Than Young Men
Researchers observed a decrease in the age-specific incidence of lung cancer among both men and women aged 30 to 54 years over the past two decades; the declines among men were steeper.
Testosterone Therapy May Lower Prostate Cancer Incidence
Hypogonadal men who received testosterone replacement therapy had a lower incidence of prostate cancer than those who did not, and their cancers were less severe.
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