Predicted US Cancer statistics for 2024 - Feb 2024

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Cancer statistics, 2024

CA Cancer J Clin. 2024;74:12–49 DOI: 10.3322/caac.21820
Rebecca L. Siegel MPH1© | Angela N. Giaquinto MSPH1© | Ahmedin Jemal DVM, PhD2
1 Surveillance Research, American Cancer Society, Atlanta, Georgia, USA
2 Surveillance and Health Equity Science, American Cancer Society, Atlanta, Georgia, USA

Portions of a few tables in the study

Each year, the American Cancer Society estimates the numbers of new cancer cases and deaths in the United States and compiles the most recent data on population- based cancer occurrence and outcomes using incidence data collected by central cancer registries (through 2020) and mortality data collected by the National Center for Health Statistics (through 2021). In 2024, 2,001,140 new cancer cases and 611,720 cancer deaths are projected to occur in the United States. Cancer mortality continued to decline through 2021, averting over 4 million deaths since 1991 because of reductions in smoking, earlier detection for some cancers, and improved treatment options in both the adjuvant and metastatic settings. However, these gains are threatened by increasing incidence for 6 of the top 10 cancers.

Incidence rates increased during 2015-2019 by 0.6%-1% annually for breast, pancreas, and uterine corpus cancers and by 2%-3% annually for prostate, liver (female), kidney, and hu­man papillomavirus-associated oral cancers and for melanoma. Incidence rates also increased by 1%-2% annually for cervical (ages 30-44 years) and colorectal cancers (ages <55 years) in young adults.

Colorectal cancer was the fourth-leading cause of cancer death in both men and women younger than 50 years in the late-1990s but is now first in men and second in women.

Progress is also hampered by wide persistent cancer disparities; compared to White people, mortality rates are two-fold higher for prostate, stomach and uterine corpus cancers in Black people and for liver, stomach, and kidney cancers in Native American people. Continued national progress will require increased investment in cancer prevention and access to equitable treat­ment, especially among American Indian and Alaska Native and Black individuals.
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VitaminDWiki – Cancer category contains:

• Cancer 295 items Overview Cancer and vitamin D
• Cancer and Vitamin D - many studies
• After Cancer Diagnosis 113 items
• Bladder Cancer 28 items
• Breast Cancer 259 items Overview Breast Cancer and Vitamin D
• Colon Cancer 145 items Overview Cancer-Colon and vitamin D
• Leukemia 19 items
• Liver Cancer 17 items
• Lung Cancer 55 items Overview Lung cancer and vitamin D
• Lymphoma Cancer 26 items
• Other Cancer 66 items
• Ovarian Cancer 26 items
• Pancreatic Cancer 58 items
• Prostate Cancer 103 items Overview Prostate Cancer and Vitamin D
• Skin Cancer 121 items Overview Suntan, melanoma and vitamin D
• Childhood Cancers - Vitamin D can help - many studies
• Easiest way to treat cancer – take Vitamin D – Nov 2022
• 13 Cancers are helped by Vitamin D – Biobank July 2023
• 2X increase of 14 cancers in non-seniors in 20 years (low vitamin D) – Sept 2022
• Vitamin D prevents and treats cancer in many ways – May 2021
• Those with recent cancer diagnosis had 7X increased risk of COVID-19 (more if A-A )- Dec 2020
• Deaths from many types of Cancer associated with low vitamin D- review of meta-analyses Sept 2020
• Cancer incidence and mortality is decreased if 40-60 ng of Vitamin D – April 2019
• 8 ways that Cancer might be prevented by Vitamin D - June 2019
• Cancer stem cells and Vitamin D - many studies
• Vitamin D Reduces Cancer Risk - Why Scientists Accept It but Physicians Do Not - Feb 2019
• Overview of Vitamin D Actions in Cancer – 31 page chapter in a book – 2018
• Vitamin D prevents breast cancer, reduces BC mortality, and reduces BC chemotherapy problems – Sept 2018
• Diagnosed with breast cancer – take vitamin D to cut chance of death by half – July 2018
• Melanoma 25 X more likely if low vitamin D – Feb 2018
• Better Cancer survival if higher vitamin D a decade earlier (esp. Melanoma, Kidney, Prostate)– Aug 2018

Cancers get less Vitamin D when there is a poor Vitamin D Receptor

• Vitamin D Receptor pages in VitaminDWiki with CANCER in title 86 as of July 2023
• Cancer and the Vitamin D Receptor, a primer – Sept 2017
• Vitamin D Receptor (Cancers OR Viruses) - many studies
• Risk of Cancer increased if poor Vitamin D Receptor – meta-analysis of 73 studies Jan 2016
• Cancer (general) and VDR 23 articles
• Breast Cancer and VDR 24 articles
• Colon Cancer and VDR 13 articles
• Prostate Cancer and VDR 7 articles
• Skin Cancer and VDR 10 articles
  • Note some Health problems, such as some Cancers, protect themselves
    by actively reducing Receptor activation

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VitaminDWiki – Overview Breast Cancer and Vitamin D contains

• 25 Meta-analyses of Vitamin D and Breast Cancer
    example: 2X reduction of deaths from Breast Cancer if have enough Vitamin D.
• Appears that having lots of Vitamin D will reduce by 3 X the chance of Breast Cancer
     wonder just how much more proof is needed
• Breast Cancer 4X more likely if have poor genes
•     Cancer - Breast category listing has 259 items along with related searches
• Breast Cancer treatment – Vitamin D was the most-popular supplement – Jan 2023
• Breast Cancer again associated with low vitamin D – 15th meta-analysis Sept 2020
• Vitamin D reduced Breast Cancer mortality in 9 out of 9 studies, yet still no consensus – April 2019
• Vitamin D both prevents and treats Breast Cancer – 2019

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VitaminDWiki – Cancer - After diagnosis category contains

• Most cancers reduce vitamin D levels
• Most cancer treatments (chemo, radiation) further lower Vitamin D
• Higher levels of vitamin D minimize many side-effects of cancer therapy
• High levels of vitamin D augment many chemotherapies
• High levels of vitamin D augment cancer immunotherapies
• High levels of vitamin D can kill some cancer cells 1,720 items 12/2023
• Some cancers deactivate the vitamin D receptor

Example VitaminDWiki Studies

• Cancer and Vitamin D - many studies
• Easiest way to treat cancer – take Vitamin D – Nov 2022
• Even after a Cancer diagnosis Vitamin D improves survival – meta-analysis Aug 2022
• Vitamin D is synergistic with many Cancer therapies (radiation in this case) – Aug 2021
• Vitamin D prevents and treats cancer in many ways – May 2021
• Cancer patients need more vitamin D, even those who are supplementing – observational study June 2021
• Metastatic Cancer probably reduced by vitamin D - many studies
• Colorectal Cancer treatment aided by omega-3 plus weekly Vitamin D – RCT Sept 2019
• Radiation therapy, used to treat some cancers, causes less damage if use Vitamin D (or Melatonin) – Aug 2022
• Vitamin D is synergistic with many Cancer therapies (radiation in this case) – Aug 2021
• Vitamin D prevents and treats cancer in many ways – May 2021
• Palliative care is helped by Vitamin D - many studies
• 4X less of one chemo needed after vitamin D receptor activation - June 2020

Breast Cancer

• Breast Cancer survivors with high vitamin D were 3.3 X less likely to have metastases – May 2023
• Breast Cancer survival: 44% with just 10,000 IU of vitamin D per week, 33% with placebo – RCT Dec 2023
• Breast cancer recurred twice as often if have less than 20 ng of vitamin D – Dec 2018
• Breast Cancer chemotherapy 2.7 X more likely to be successful if not vitamin D deficient – Dec 2017

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VitaminDWiki – Cancer - Colon category

• Cancer - Colon category listing has 145 items

• 16 factors increase the risk of early-onset colorectal cancer, only vitamin D decreases the risk – meta-analysis May 2023
• 25+ Colon Cancer meta-analyses
• Colon cancer risk increases 30X if you have the worst vitamin D receptor mutation – Jan 2021
• Cancer - After diagnosis category listing has 113 items along with related searches
• see also:
  Overview Cancer-Colon and vitamin D.   Overview Cancer and vitamin D  Overview Gut and vitamin D   Cancer and Vitamin D - many studies

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VitaminDWiki – Cancer - Pancreatic category:

58 items in Cancer-Pancreatic

Risk of Pancreatic Cancer significantly reduced by each of:
Vitamin D, Vitamin K, Magnesium, Vitamin D Receptor Activators, and Omega-3
Perhaps the combination would reduce PC risk by >90%
   if taken for at least 2, and perhaps 5 years

• Pancreatic cancer 55 percent less likely if optimal vitamin D (vs low) – Nov 2017
• Pancreatic Cancer survival 2.3 X more likely if good level of Vitamin D – meta-analysis Sept 2023
• Pancreatic Cancer is increasing – Vitamin D and Omega-3 should reduce the risk
• Pancreatic Cancer – live a year longer if have high vitamin D and good Vitamin D Receptor – Aug 2018
• People consuming more Vitamin K1 were 40 percent less likely to get Pancreatic Cancer – Oct 2021
• Pancreatic Cancer risk increased 24 percent for every 100 mg less of Magnesium intake – Dec 2015

Pancreatic Cancer trials using Vitamin D and viral therapy – Nov 2018 contains:

• Pancreatic Cancer Survival 40 percent more likely if had adequate vitamin D (30 ng) – June 2016
• Pancreatic cancer 55 percent less likely if optimal vitamin D (vs low) – Nov 2017
• Pancreatic cancer risk of death reduced 19 percent by Vitamin D – meta-analysis June 2017
• Pancreatic Cancer stabilized by a woman taking 50,000 IU of vitamin D daily - 2016

Omega-3 helps

• Pancreatic Cancer is increasing – Vitamin D and Omega-3 should reduce the risk
• Severe acute pancreatitis treated in 11 ways by Omega-3 in just 7 days – RCT April 2018
• Omega-3 should help Pancreatic Cancer in 5 ways – June 2017

Other supplements of interest

• Pancreatic Cancer risk increased 24 percent for every 100 mg less of Magnesium intake – Dec 2015
• Pancreatic cancer prevention and treatment by alternates – Vitamin D, Vitamin C, Curcumin, etc – July 2018

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VitaminDWiki – Cancer - Skin category:

121 items in Cancer-Skin

see also Overview Suntan, melanoma and vitamin D
Overview Skin and vitamin D
Cancer and Vitamin D - many studies
Melanoma might be suppressed by Vitamin D - many studies
Vitamin D from the sun reduces the risk of internal cancers, but increases some skin cancers – Nov 2021
The Greatest Public Health Mistake of the 20th Century (sunscreen block Vitamin D) - 2017
Cancers reduced by Vitamin D (Skin cancer in this review) – Dec 2022
Melanoma associated with vitamin D less than 30 ng (9X) – March 2021

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30+ VitaminDWiki Dark Skin pages have CANCER in the title

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