For the second year in a row, The American Cancer Society (ACS) reports a record single-year decline in cancer death rates in the United States. Each year, ACS estimates the number of new cancer cases and deaths that will occur in the United States. For nearly 30 years, the trend towards fewer cancer deaths has been moving in a positive direction with fewer deaths year after year. In their latest report, Cancer Statistics 2021, data demonstrates cancer mortality decreased 2.4% from 2017 to 2018, surpassing the record single-year decline reported in the previous year. Overall, cancer death rates have fallen 31% since peaking in 1991. As a result of continued declines, the report also finds a total of 3.2 million deaths have been avoided over this period.
