Survivorship

As of January 2022, it is estimated that there are 18.1 million cancer survivors in the United States, which represents approximately 5.4% of the population. This number is projected to grow to 26.0 million by 2040.

From 2022 to 2040, the number of people in the United States who have lived 5 or more years after their cancer diagnosis is projected to increase approximately 53%, to 19.2 million.

In 2022, 70% of survivors in the United States have lived 5+ years since their diagnosis, 48% of survivors in the United States have lived 10+ years since their diagnosis, and 19% of survivors in the United States have lived 20+ years since their diagnosis.

Over 78% of cancer survivors currently living in the United States are age 60 or older.

There are 623,405 people living with metastatic breast, prostate, lung, colorectal, or bladder cancer or metastatic melanoma in the United States, and that number is expected to increase to 693,452 by the year 2025.

Source of information: www.cancer.gov