The NIH National Cancer Institute has released its annual "Cancer Trends Progress Report."
The report includes data measures and trends related to cancer prevention, early detection, diagnosis, treatment, life after diagnosis and end of life. For the report, cancer incidence rate is defined as the number of new cancer cases per 100,000 people per year.
Here are three things to know about cancer incidence in the U.S.:
- In 2021, the rate of new cases of all cancers combined was 461.4 per 100,000 people per year. The rate was higher in men at 492.8 and lower in women at 443.2.
- Non-Hispanic American Indian/Alaska Natives had the highest incidence rate (477.9), followed by Non-Hispanic White (467.5) and Non-Hispanic Black (461.7). The lowest incidence rates were reported among the Hispanic population (372.8) and Non-Hispanic Asian/Pacific Islanders (329.7).
- The top four cancer sites were as follows: female breast (144.6), prostate (131.4), lung and bronchus (43.7), colon and rectum (35.8).
Read the report's findings on cancer surivial rates here and mortality rates here.