American Cancer Society's Report on the Status of Cancer Disparities in the United States, 2025.

ABSTRACT: Since 2021, the American Cancer Society has published its biennial report on the status of cancer disparities in the United States. In this 2025 report, the authors provide updated data on disparities in cancer occurrence and outcomes by sex, race, ethnicity, socioeconomic status (SES [educational attainment as a proxy]), and geographic location (including urbanicity of county of residence and congressional district), along with contributors to these disparities, including major cancer risk factors, screening, and select social determinants of health (SDOH) and health-related social needs. The authors found substantial disparities across the cancer continuum, including risk factors, incidence, stage at diagnosis, receipt of care, survival, and mortality for many cancers and in evaluated SD

SUBMITTER: Islami F 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12707308 | biostudies-literature | 2026 Jan-Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature