18 million Americans are alive today and can say they are cancer survivors, according to the American Association for Cancer Research. abc15
The group reported a 2.3% decline in cancer deaths every year between 2016 and 2019.
The AACR said eight new anticancer therapeutics, the expanded use of 10 anticancer therapeutics and the approval of two new diagnostic imaging agents have helped lead the decline. “Basic research discoveries have driven the remarkable advances that we’ve seen in cancer medicine in recent years,” said AACR President Lisa M. Coussens. “Targeted therapies, immunotherapy, and other new therapeutic approaches being applied clinically all stem from fundamental discoveries in basic science. Investment in cancer science, as well as support for science education at all levels.
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