Nearly 6 Million Deaths From Five Major Cancer Types Averted Since 1975

MedPage Today December 5, 2024
Mike Bassett

— Prevention and screening efforts accounted for 80% of those averted deaths

An estimated 5.94 million deaths from breast, cervical, colorectal, lung, and prostate cancers were averted from 1975 to 2020 due to a combination of prevention, screening (for interception and early detection), and treatment advances, according to a model-based study.

Cancer prevention and screening efforts averted 4.75 million of these deaths (80%), reported Katrina Goddard, PhD, of the National Cancer Institute, and colleagues in JAMA Oncology.

The researchers noted that the contribution of each intervention varied by cancer site:

• For breast cancer, 1.03 million deaths (out of 2.71 million that would have occurred in the absence of all interventions) were averted during the study period, with treatment advances...

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