US EditionNew Report: Lung Cancer Advancements Are Saving More Lives Than Ever, but Funding Cuts May Hinder Progress
The American Lung Association highlights improved detection and survival rates amid funding cuts to NIH and CDC, with nearly 227,000 U.S. diagnoses expected in 2025.
- In a Nov. 5, 2025 release, the American Lung Association said recent funding cuts to NIH and CDC, plus Medicaid and ACA reductions, threaten lung cancer progress.
- Coverage of comprehensive biomarker testing has expanded but remains uneven, with 17 states requiring coverage, while public health efforts at CDC and NIH have aided earlier detection and new treatments.
- State-by-State data show wide variation, with the national five-year survival rate at 29.7%, rising from 18% in eight years, Rhode Island at 37.6%, and Alabama at 22.7%.
- Screening remains low nationally, with only 18.2% of high-risk individuals screened despite annual low-dose CT scans cutting deaths by up to 20%, and 21% of cases receive no treatment, highest in Nevada.
- With treatment gains at stake, the report urges state action, noting recent laws passed in New Jersey and Connecticut, and calling on all states to require coverage of biomarker testing.
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