Rising Obesity rates and Cancer Trend in US; Second-grader’s Cancer-free Return Celebrated Can you provide some statistics on the prevalence of cancer among women based on the text provided?

Police and neighbors in Chatham, Illinois celebrated a local second-grader’s cancer-free return home as seen in a heartwarming video from April 27. Cancer is prevalent among Americans with half of the estimated 1.96 million new cases diagnosed annually being made up by five types: breast (15%), prostate (15%), lung and bronchus cancer (12%), colorectal cancers (8%) and all other types (50%). Amongst these, almost half of the estimated 609,820 annual deaths were from lung and bronchus cancer (21%), colorectal cancers (9%), pancreatic cancer (8%) and breast cancer (7%). While overall cases have risen due to population growth, incidence rates decreased by 5.4% between 2000 and 2019 with an annual mortality rate reduction of more than 26%. Men are about 15.4% more likely to receive a cancer diagnosis but the gap has narrowed since 2000 when men’s incidence rates were over 37% higher. The report from USAFacts shows that while overall survival is rising, going up from 63.5% in 2000 to 68.4% in 2015 and expected to continue its upward trend due to better prevention, early detection, and advancements in treatment; age remains the most prevalent risk factor for cancer diagnosis with rates increasing steadily per decade of life. The average ages at diagnosis and death are 66 and 72 respectively as shown by data gathered between 2016-2020 from National Cancer Institute (NCI). Unless addressed, rising obesity rates in the US will drive cancer cases’ tide leading to slower reductions or possible future mortality increases due to an association with excess body weight that fuels six of the most common cancers. The USAFacts report utilized data from NCI, U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) as well as National Center for Health Statistics (NCHS).