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Weight Gain In Adulthood Raises Cancer Risk Up To Five Times

July 19, 2026

A Swedish study of more than 600,000 patients (250,000 men and just under 380,000 women) found that gaining weight as an adult increases the risk of cancer by up to five times: increased cancer risk – both overall and for many specific cancer types – was associated with heavier initial weight in[...]

U.S. Cancer Deaths In People Under 50

April 11, 2026

From 1990 through 2023, a total of 1, 267, 520 people died of cancer in the United States before 50 years of age (53% were female). The age-standardized death rate decreased by 44%, from 25.5 to 14.2 per 100 000. Among the 5 leading causes of cancer death, the mean annual decline from 2014 thr[...]

$16M Medical Malpractice Settlement For 16-Year-Old’s Cancer Death

April 19, 2025

In December 2024, a $16 million settlement was reportedly reached with a Pennsylvania hospital for the death of a 16-year-old who had gone to the emergency room on November 3, 2022 complaining that he had chest pain and had difficulty breathing. A chest x-ray showed a potential mass and the radiolog[...]

Missed Diagnosis Of Cancer In Primary Care

December 9, 2022

Missed Diagnosis Of Cancer In Primary Care: A recent study entitled Missed diagnosis of cancer in primary care: Insights from malpractice claims data examined key features and factors identified in missed cancer diagnosis malpractice claims filed related to primary care and evaluated predictors of c[...]

U.S. Cancer Statistics: U.S. Cancer Deaths Dropped By 27% Between 1991 and 2016

January 11, 2019

An article appearing on January 8, 2019 in the medical journal CA: A Cancer Journal for Clinicians reported that the overall cancer death rate in the United States dropped continuously from 1991 to 2016 by a total of 27%, translating into approximately 2,629,200 fewer cancer deaths than would have b[...]

Brain Cancer Replaces Leukemia As Leading Cause Of Cancer Deaths Among U.S. Children

September 24, 2016

The CDC’s National Center for Health Statistics (NCHS) issued its Data Brief for September 2016 in which it reiterated the good news that since the mid-1970s, cancer death rates among children and adolescents in the United States showed marked declines, but also noted the bad news that there h[...]

Recent Cancer Statistics

June 20, 2011

The American Cancer Society has issued its recent annual report regarding cancer death rates in the United States. It is projected for the year 2011 that there will be 1,596,670 new cases of cancers diagnosed with 571,950 cancer deaths. Improvements in cancer prevention, earlier detection, and bett[...]

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