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William Dahut

William Dahut

Chief Scientific Officer, American Cancer Society

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"In our current medical system, we don't really have a great model for who's best to follow cancer survivors. Having more and more survivors is great. But I think we're going to have to come up with strategies to ensure that they're cared for in a way that's consistent across the country."

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The 34-year retreat of cancer death rates

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Leading ACS research strategy

Cancer death rates in the United States peaked in 1991 at 215 deaths per 100,000 people. Since then, they have fallen 34%, averting an estimated 4.5 million deaths. The decline accelerated from about 1% annually in the 1990s to 2% annually by 2015-2020, driven primarily by plummeting smoking rates, earlier detection through screening, and advances in targeted therapies and immunotherapy.

Updated Jan 22