National Cancer Statistics

Cancer Death Rates

Cancer death rates declined for men, women, and children Download Image for Social Media (ZIP, 1.8 MB) Tweet ImageExternal Web Site Policy
colorectal cancer mortality rates decreased due to early detection and more effective treatments Download Image for Social Media (ZIP, 1.2 MB) Tweet ImageExternal Web Site Policy
Between 2011 and 2015, overall cancer death rates decreased by an average of 1.8 percent per year for men and an average of 1.4 percent per year for women Download Image for Social Media (PNG, 244 KB) Tweet ImageExternal Web Site Policy

New Cancer Cases

The rate of new cases of cancer Download Image for Social Media (ZIP, 778 KB) Tweet ImageExternal Web Site Policy
Between 2010 and 2014, nine of the 17 more common cancers in men showed decreases in incidence Download Image for Social Media (PNG, 260 KB) Tweet ImageExternal Web Site Policy

Most Common Cancers

infographic on breast cancer death rates Download Image for Social Media (ZIP, 168 KB) Tweet ImageExternal Web Site Policy
lung cancer is still the second most common cancer Download Image for Social Media (ZIP, 436 KB) Tweet ImageExternal Web Site Policy
detecting melanoma in earlier stage leads to better survival Download Image for Social Media (ZIP, 202 KB) Tweet ImageExternal Web Site Policy
5-year survival rates between 2007-2013 for stage 1 of the most common cancers Download Image for Social Media (ZIP, 197 KB) Tweet ImageExternal Web Site Policy

Prostate Cancer Trends and Disease Characteristics

Prostate Cancer Deaths

after years of decline, the death rate trend for prostate cancer stabilized from 2013-2015 Download Image for Social Media (ZIP, 566 KB) Tweet ImageExternal Web Site Policy

New Cases of Prostate Cancer

for all age groups the rate of new cases of prostate cancer declined Download Image for Social Media (ZIP, 920 KB) Tweet ImageExternal Web Site Policy

Prostate Cancer and Screening

after a decline in psa test usage, there's an increased burden of late-stage prostate cancer and the decline in death rates has leveled off Download Image for Social Media (ZIP, 159 KB) Tweet ImageExternal Web Site Policy

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