The American Association for Cancer Research (AACR) released its 2018 report on September 12. The comprehensive report provides a summary of the past year’s accomplishments in cancer early detection, prevention, precision medicine, immunotherapy, and more. Engaging graphics from the Report are also available, like the one on health disparities shown at the bottom of this post.

Highlights and Challenges from the Report include:

• The U.S. cancer death rate declined by 26 percent for adults from 1991 to 2015, a reduction that translates into almost 2.4 million lives saved.
• The number of new cancer cases in the United States is predicted to rise from more than 1.7 million in 2018 to almost 2.4 million in 2035, due largely to the increasing number of people age 65 and older.
• Advances against cancer have not benefited everyone equally. Cancer health disparities are some of the most pressing challenges posed by the disease.