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Lung cancer survival rate has doubled, but it still causes the most cancer deaths: StatCan
- Statistics Canada reports that the five-year survival rates for lung cancer have doubled, increasing from 13% to 27% between the 1990s and 2021.
- New treatments, particularly immunotherapy, have helped improve lung cancer survival rates, according to Statistics Canada.
- Despite improvements, lung cancer remains the leading cause of cancer deaths in Canada, accounting for nearly a quarter of all cancer fatalities.
- Cancers with five-year survival rates above 90% include thyroid and breast cancers, while mesothelioma has a survival rate under 10%.
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Lung cancer survival rate has doubled, but it still causes the most cancer deaths: StatCan
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·Winnipeg, Canada
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TORONTO — The five-year survival rate of people with lung cancer has doubled since the 1990s, but still today, this disease kills more patients than any other type of cancer, according to a report published by Statistics Canada on Wednesday. The published report indicates that the number of people still alive five years after diagnosis has increased from 13% to 27% between 1992 and 2021. Lung cancer still accounts for almost a quarter of all can…
·Richelieu, Canada
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