The US cancer death rate continues to decline, falling 34 percent since 1991, representing an estimated 4.8 million lives saved. According to the American Cancer Society's latest annual report, this decline continues. In the period from 1991 to 2019, the death rate decreased by 32 percent. Other sources report a 29 percent decline between 1991 and 2017. An annual decline of 1 to 2 percent resulted in approximately 650,000 fewer deaths over 15 years. The decline is due to earlier diagnosis and advances in medicine, such as new therapeutic procedures.[1][2][4]