Trends in cancer incidence and mortality rates in the United States from 1975 to 2016.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Cancer is the second leading cause of death in the United States (US). The goal of this study was to characterize the trends in cancer incidence and mortality in the US from 1975 to 2016.

Methods

In this study, we analyzed 4,711,958 cancer cases and 21,489,462 cancer death cases from the Surveillance, Epidemiology and End Results (SEER) database. Cancer incidence and mortality were assessed according to sex, race, and age group. Cancer survival rates between 2010 and 2016 were also examined.

Results

The continuous decline in the overall cancer mortality rate from the early 1990s has resulted in overall decreases of 33.6% and 23.6% in the cancer mortality rates of males and females, respectively. In males, the top three leading cancers and causes of cancer d

SUBMITTER: Yang R 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7812176 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature