Rural Areas Lag Behind in Cancer Treatment and Prevention
Researchers found 4.5 million fewer cancer deaths since 1991, but counties with lower incomes and weaker tobacco controls saw far smaller declines.
- Cancer deaths in the United States declined 34% between 1991 and 2022, preventing an estimated 4.5 million deaths as mortality fell from a peak of 215 deaths per 100,000 people.
- Researchers found county median family income strongly influences mortality improvements; the wealthiest 10% of the population saw gains seven times greater than the poorest 10%.
- Wealthy urban areas like Manhattan achieved 47% fewer deaths, while nonmetropolitan areas lagged significantly; Mississippi saw 20% decline, Arkansas 23%, West Virginia 24%, and Montana 29%. Around 458 rural counties experienced increasing mortality rates.
- Urban centers like New York City aggressively instituted tobacco control measures that proved especially successful in reducing lung cancer deaths. Rural areas often lack these policies and face higher smoking rates.
- Prior to 1991, rural and urban areas generally shared similar cancer mortality rates, but national statistics now mask the deepening rural mortality penalty where residents have fewer survival chances.
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Rural areas lag behind in cancer treatment and prevention
Cancer in the United States experienced a dramatic turnaround in 1991. Prior to that year, cancer deaths had been increasing for decades, peaking at 215 deaths per 100,000 people, meaning about 1 in 4 deaths were attributed to cancer. Then they began to consistently decline, decreasing by 34% between 1991 and 2022. This amounted to an estimated 4.5 million fewer cancer deaths during that period.
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Most cancers in the USA skilled a dramatic turnaround in 1991. Previous to that yr, most cancers deaths were expanding for many years, peaking at 215 deaths according to 100,000 other folks, that means about 1 in 4 deaths have been attributed to most cancers. Then it all started to constantly decline, reducing through 34% between 1991 and 2022. This amounted to an estimated 4.5 million fewer most cancers deaths all the way through that duration.…
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