New Images from NCI Visuals Online: Annual Report to the Nation graphics

The most recent Annual Report to the Nation on the Status of Cancer was released by the National Cancer Institute on May 22, 2018.

Between 1999-2015, cancer death rates declined for men, women, and children. (Instagram crop; see attachments for other social media crops.)

Colorectal cancer mortality rates decreased between 1999-2015, reflecting improved early detection and more effective treatments. (Instagram crop; see attachments for other social media crops.)

Female breast cancer death rates decreased 1.6% per year in 2011-2015. (Instagram crop; see attachments for other social media crops.)

Entre 1999 y 2015, los índices de mortalidad siguen descendiendo en hombres, mujeres y niños en los Estados Unidos.

Detecting melanoma at an early stage equals better survival. (Instagram crop; see attachments for other social media crops.)

After years of significant decline, the death rate trend for prostate cancer stabilized from 2013 to 2015. (Instagram crop; see attachments for other social media crops.)

Between 1999-2014, the rate of new cases of cancer continued to decrease for men and remained stable for women. (Instagram crop; see attachments for other social media crops.)

The rate of new cases of prostate cancer declined about 6.5% per year from 2007 to 2014. (Instagram crop; see attachments for other social media crops.)

There has been an increased burden of late-stage prostate cancer, and the decline in death rates for prostate cancer has leveled off. (Instagram crop; see attachments for other social media crops.)

Although the rate of new cases of lung cancer continues to decrease, along with the smoking rate, lung cancer is still the second most common cancer. (Instagram crop; see attachments for other social media crops.)

This graphic shows the 5-year survival rates from 2007-2013 for stage I of the most common cancers. (Instagram crop; see attachments for other social media crops.)