India, April 23 -- Cancer death rates have steadily declined among both men and women from 2001 to 2022, including during the first two years of the COVID-19 pandemic, according to the 2024 Annual Report to the Nation on the Status of Cancer.
Among men, the rate of new cancer cases decreased from 2001 to 2013 and then remained stable through 2021. For women, the number of new cases slightly increased each year from 2003 to 2021, except in 2020.
The report, published in the journal Cancer, is based on data from national cancer registries and death records supported by the CDC and the National Cancer Institute.
The report also found that while new breast cancer cases gradually increased over time, the overall death rate from breast cancer ...