The findings were published as part of the American Cancer Society’s “Cancer Facts and Figures for African American/Black People 2022-2024.”
Key findings:
- In 2022, there will be about 224,080 new cancer cases and 73,680 cancer deaths among Black people in the United States.
- During the most recent five-year period, Black men had a 6 percent higher incidence rate of cancer but 19 percent higher mortality than White men overall.
- Black women have an 8 percent lower incidence rate of cancer than White women but a 12 percent higher mortality rate.
Read the full report here.
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