There's been a 32% reduction in American cancer deaths from 1991 to 2019, with a 2.3% drop every year between 2016 and 2019, according to the American Association for Cancer Research.
The great strides in cancer survivability seen in recent decades could be undercut by fallout from the pandemic, the overturning of Roe v. Wade, and continued disparities in health care access, scientists warn., according to the American Association for Cancer Research.
for cancer patients with Von Hippel-Lindau syndrome, a rare genetic disorder that causes a massive growth of tumors and cysts. "They're really busy over there — they are approving drugs at a rate that we've never seen before," Anna Barker, chief strategy officer at Ellison Institute, said at the AACR press briefing. "This whole movement has changed the world."1) The pandemic" in early detection, screening, and overall attention to patient health, AACR president Lisa M. Coussens said at the briefing.