Lung cancer survival rate improves

Lung cancer survival rate improves but the disease still remains leading cause of cancer deaths
The survival rate for people with lung cancer is improving, according to the new State of Lung Cancer report. The American Lung Association report says there have been important advances in early detection and treatments but lung cancer remains the leading cause of cancer deaths.
Lung cancer survival rate improves: Research
The survival rate among those with lung cancer has improved by more than a quarter in the last five years, according to a new report. The findings from the American Lung Association’s latest “State of Lung Cancer” report shows a 26 percent increase in the survival rate.
Lung cancer survival in Louisiana among worst in U.S., but new treatments can help
Louisiana residents have one of the highest lung cancer death rates in the country, even as groundbreaking treatments in recent years have dramatically boosted survival chances. Louisiana’s five-year survival rate for lung cancer,
More people surviving lung cancer, but work remains in screening and biomarker testing
But a lot of work remains to get eligible people screened for lung cancer and expand affordable access to the targeted treatments that can be accomplished with biomarker testing. Close to 235,000 people in the U.S. will be diagnosed with lung cancer this year – a cancer type with only a 28% five-year survival rate.
Report finds big improvement in lung cancer survival
More people with lung cancer are living longer, but it remains America's deadliest cancer, a new state-by-state report shows. "There is more work to do, but I am incredibly optimistic about the future of lung cancer care,
There's Been a Big Improvement in Lung Cancer Survival
In the past five years, the lung cancer survival rate has improved 26%, according to the report. It credits deployment of biomarker testing -- which looks for changes in a tumor's DNA -- as a key factor. Biomarker testing can help tailor treatments to individual patients, it points out.
New Report: Lung Cancer Survival Rate Improves, But Gaps in Biomarker Testing and Lack of Screening Hinder Progress
Lung cancer is the leading cause of the cancer deaths in the U.S., but the American Lung Association's 2024 "State of Lung Cancer" report reveals positive news. The lung cancer survival rate has improved 26% in the last five years.
Report: Arkansas ranks among worst in US for lung cancer survival rates
The American Lung Association released its annual state of lung cancer report that found Arkansas ranks among the worst in the nation for lung cancer survival rates.
New Report Reveals Alabama Among Worst in Nation for Lung Cancer Survival Rate
The Lung Association’s seventh annual “State of Lung Cancer” ranks Alabama: 35 out of 49 in the nation for rate of new lung cancer cases at 58.7 per 100,000. The national rate is 53.6 per 100,000. 46 out of 47 in the nation for survival at 22.
Arizona receives mixed ratings on American Lung Association’s annual ‘State of Lung Cancer’ report
The American Lung Association released its annual “State of Lung Cancer” report that ranks lung cancer response by state. Arizona ranked above average for rate of new cases; average for early diagnosis;
New report shows lung cancer survival rate has improved in the last five years
The American Lung Association report says there have been important advances in early detection and treatments but lung cancer remains the leading cause of cancer deaths. Stephanie Stahl reports.
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