Cancer rates have been in decline for decades, often attributed to changes in habits, new approaches to cancer treatments, and early detection. But in 2018, that decline accelerated substantially. Not just rates of cancer diagnosis, but the rate of deaths due to cancer dropped. The total number of deaths from cancer, which regularly increases year over year with the increasing population, leveled off.
2018's Sudden Drop in Cancer Incidence
2018's Sudden Drop in Cancer Incidence
2018's Sudden Drop in Cancer Incidence
Cancer rates have been in decline for decades, often attributed to changes in habits, new approaches to cancer treatments, and early detection. But in 2018, that decline accelerated substantially. Not just rates of cancer diagnosis, but the rate of deaths due to cancer dropped. The total number of deaths from cancer, which regularly increases year over year with the increasing population, leveled off.