Our World in Data - Cancer Research and data to make progress against the world’s largest problems https://ourworldindata.org/ 2026-04-18T00:00:00.000Z Death rates for cervical cancer in the United Kingdom have fallen by 80% since 1950 https://ourworldindata.org/data-insights/death-rates-for-cervical-cancer-in-the-united-kingdom-have-fallen-by-80-since-1950 2026-04-18T00:00:00.000Z Hannah Ritchie
]]> Stomach cancer used to be the main cause of cancer mortality in Japan; since then, rates have fallen dramatically https://ourworldindata.org/data-insights/stomach-cancer-used-to-be-the-main-cause-of-cancer-mortality-in-japan-since-then-rates-have-fallen-dramatically 2026-01-24T00:00:00.000Z Hannah Ritchie
]]> Global deaths from cancer have increased, but the world has made progress against it https://ourworldindata.org/data-insights/global-deaths-from-cancer-have-increased-but-the-world-has-made-progress-against-it 2026-01-13T00:00:00.000Z Hannah Ritchie
]]> Childhood leukemia: how a deadly cancer became treatable https://ourworldindata.org/childhood-leukemia-treatment-history 2025-06-09T04:00:00.000Z Saloni Dattani
]]> In some regions, around one in ten cancer cases are caused by a common, treatable bacterium https://ourworldindata.org/data-insights/in-some-regions-around-one-in-ten-cancer-cases-are-caused-by-a-common-treatable-bacterium 2025-06-04T04:00:00.000Z Saloni Dattani
]]> Patients in the United Kingdom are less likely to survive cancer five years after diagnosis than in Australia https://ourworldindata.org/data-insights/patients-in-the-united-kingdom-are-less-likely-to-survive-cancer-five-years-after-diagnosis-than-in-australia 2025-03-10T04:00:00.000Z Veronika Samborska
]]> Childhood cancer deaths in the United States have declined six-fold over the last seventy years https://ourworldindata.org/data-insights/childhood-cancer-deaths-in-the-united-states-have-declined-six-fold-over-the-last-seventy-years 2025-01-09T04:00:00.000Z Saloni Dattani
]]> What share of cancers are caused by infections? https://ourworldindata.org/data-insights/what-share-of-cancers-are-caused-by-infections 2024-12-20T04:00:00.000Z Saloni Dattani
]]> Cancer death rates rise steeply with age https://ourworldindata.org/data-insights/cancer-death-rates-rise-steeply-with-age 2024-12-16T04:00:00.000Z Saloni Dattani
]]> Americans are now one-third less likely to die from cancer at the same ages as Americans in 1990 https://ourworldindata.org/data-insights/americans-are-now-one-third-less-likely-to-die-from-cancer-at-the-same-ages-as-americans-in-1990 2024-12-09T04:00:00.000Z Saloni Dattani
]]> Which type of cancer kills the most men in each country? https://ourworldindata.org/data-insights/which-type-of-cancer-kills-the-most-men-in-each-country 2024-12-05T04:00:00.000Z Saloni Dattani
]]> Which type of cancer kills the most women in each country? https://ourworldindata.org/data-insights/what-is-the-leading-cause-of-cancer-death-among-women-in-each-country 2024-11-12T04:00:00.000Z Saloni Dattani
]]> HPV vaccination: How the world can eliminate cervical cancer https://ourworldindata.org/hpv-vaccination-world-can-eliminate-cervical-cancer 2024-11-04T04:00:00.000Z Saloni DattaniVeronika Samborska
]]> Cancer https://ourworldindata.org/cancer 2024-10-07T05:00:00.000Z Saloni DattaniVeronika SamborskaHannah RitchieMax Roser
]]> Stomach cancer mortality rates have declined in many countries https://ourworldindata.org/data-insights/stomach-cancer-mortality-rates-have-declined-in-many-countries 2024-09-24T05:00:00.000Z Fiona SpoonerSaloni Dattani
]]> Cancer mortality has declined in many countries https://ourworldindata.org/data-insights/cancer-mortality-has-declined-in-many-countries 2024-04-02T07:10:48.000Z Saloni Dattani
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