The Claim
Cancer mortality rates in the United States declined by 34% from 1991 to 2022, averting approximately 4.5 million deaths, primarily due to reductions in smoking, earlier cancer detection, and improved treatments.
What the research says
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Support is ahead, but a single strong opposing study can change this.
These are independent scores, not a percentage. Higher-grade studies count more, so a single strong opposing study can outweigh several weaker ones.
Fewer people in the U.S. are dying from cancer now than in the past, mainly because fewer people smoke, cancer is caught earlier, and treatments have gotten better.
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Cancer mortality rates in the United States declined by 34% from 1991 to 2022, averting approximately 4.5 million deaths, primarily due to reductions in smoking, earlier cancer detection, and improved treatments.
What the research says
1 studyStudy: Cancer statistics, 2025
The study says exactly what the claim does: cancer deaths dropped a lot since 1991 because people smoked less, found cancer earlier, and got better treatments, saving about 4.5 million lives.
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