Cancer Facts & Figures 2026 is an educational companion for Cancer Statistics 2026, a scientific paper published in the American Cancer Society journal, CA: A Cancer Journal for Clinicians. These ...

Colorectal cancer has since jumped up from being the fifth-leading cancer death in the early 1990s.

Lung cancer remains the leading cause of cancer death in the U.S., with 229,410 new cases and nearly 125,000 deaths expected in 2026. Tobacco use is the dominant risk factor for lung cancer, ...

Hoping to get around the “confusing and painful” journey that patients and carers have when trying to make sense of cancer information, the American Cancer Society (ACS) and the American Society of ...

CLEVELAND, Ohio — Seven in 10 people now survive their cancer five years or longer, up from only half in the mid-1970s, ...

Prostate cancer has overtaken breast cancer to become the most common form of the disease in the UK for the first time.

Focusing on whole foods when possible may reduce cancer risk.

U.S. cancer survival rates have reached an all-time high, yet a 2026 American Cancer Society report shows disparities in treatment access and ongoing health risks remain.

A national survey found that over 80% of US adults said they trust cancer information provided by scientists, though those on the conservative end of the political spectrum were more skeptical. Public ...