Silver Book Fact

Fact image

Cancer Survival Rate Increasing

Reference

Title
Patient Impact of Medicines
Authors
PhRMA
URL
Read Full Resource

Categories

  • Innovative Medical Research
  • Human Value

Related Facts

  • Intensity modulated radiation therapy (IMRT) precisely maps and targets tumors with better tumor control and fewer side effects than other forms of radiation. In one study, IMRT increased the success…  
  • Studies have shown that annual mammograms reduce breast cancer related mortality in women by 20-40%.  
  • Cancer death rates for all races/ethnicities and both sexes combined decreased by 2.1% per year from 2002-2004, nearly twice the annual decrease of 1.1% per year from 1993-2002.  
  • Following the current path, the lung cancer incidence rate will increase by 34% between 2003 and 2023. If an alternative path is taken, there will be 18.4% (92,000) fewer lung…  
  • Incidence rates for colorectal cancer have been decreasing since 1985, from 66 to 52 per 100,000 in 2002.