Thanks to research-driven advances in diagnosis, detection, and treatment, overall age-adjusted cancer death rates in the U.S. have decreased by 33 percent from 1991 to 2020, a reduction that translates into 3.8 million lives saved.
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The AACR Cancer Progress Report 2023 provides a comprehensive overview of the latest research-driven advances against the collection of devastating diseases called cancer.
Learn MoreThe AACR and its more than 58,000 members worldwide are advancing a scientifically bold agenda against the collection of diseases we call cancer.
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