U.S. Cancer Diagnoses to Exceed 2 Million for First Time in 2024

Rising Rates of Colon Cancer in Young Adults and Increase in Six of the 10 Most Common Cancers Highlighted

New cancer diagnoses in the U.S. for 2024 is predicted to top 2 million for the first time, according to the American Cancer Society’s annual report.
Colon cancer is now the leading cause of cancer deaths in men under 50 and it ranks as the second leading cause for women under the same age group.
American Cancer Society collected the most recent data on cases through 2020 from cancer registries and mortality data through 2021 from the National Center for Health Statistics.
Rates are increasing for six of the 10 most common cancers: breast, prostate, melanoma, kidney, pancreas and uterine.
About 42% of all cancers can be prevented through lifestyle changes or other factors.