According to U.S News, “Breast, melanoma, lung and colon cancers are expected to be the most common types of cancers in the United States.” However, due to certain campaigns, projections, and researches, cancer cases are expected to decline.
“Lung cancer cases and deaths are expected to continue to decline, likely due to the success of anti-smoking campaigns.” Apparently, raising awareness is what people give more concerns nowadays, which is great.
Unfortunately, deaths from obesity related cancers are expected to hold still or might be increasing in the future. This implies that obesity is a concerning issue. Parents need to more attention to their children’s diet.
“Prostate cancer is expected to drop to the 14th most common cancer by 2040, possibly due to changes in screening guidelines.” Screening is more popular and easy to access these days. Not only that, healthcare insurance in the U.S is now affordable, so screening is something that everyone could easily get. As my mom said, “screenings back in the days were very expensive. I couldn’t even afford insurance. Thanks to Obama Care, I got my insurance with lower price. Now I get to do screenings every year.”
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