Annual Report to the Nation on the Status of Cancer
More information about the most recent Annual Report to the Nation, including key findings and associated charts, graphs, and social media tools, is available at the SEER site.
The most recent Annual Report to the Nation on the Status of Cancer was released on May 22, 2018. According to the report:
- Overall cancer death rates continue to decrease in men, women, and children for all major racial and ethnic groups.
- Overall cancer incidence rates, or rates of new cancers, have decreased in men and remained stable in women.
- Overall prostate cancer incidence rates declined. Incidence of distant disease increased, and after decades of decline, prostate cancer mortality leveled off.