CNN —More people are surviving cancer than ever before in the United States, according to a new report from the American Association for Cancer Research.
The report notes that there were only 3 million US cancer survivors in 1971.
Declines in smoking and improvements in catching and treating cancer early are driving the change, according to the AACR Cancer Progress Report 2022, released Wednesday.
The reversal of Roe v. Wade is also expected to affect cancer care by limiting health care options for pregnant women with cancer, the report said.
The Covid-19 pandemic had an effect on cancer in the US, with nearly 10 million breast, colorectal and prostate cancer screenings missed in 2020.