“The risk of cancer in young American women is higher than that of men.”

Cancer survival rates in the United States are improving, but the risk of receiving cancer treatment for women under 65 is higher than for men, according to a new statistical survey. Health and medicine portal ‘WebMD’ reported based on the American Cancer Society’s ‘Cancer Facts & Figures 2025’ report released on the 16th (local time). This is the content.

In particular, one in 17 women under the age of 49 are diagnosed with invasive cancer that requires surgery before their 50th birthday. The risk for men of the same age was 1 in 29.

Nearly 40% of people are expected to be diagnosed with invasive cancer in their lifetime, according to new data. Cancer still remains the second leading cause of death in the United States after heart disease.

But overall, cancer death rates continue to decline. A new report found that cancer-related mortality rates decreased by 34% between 1991 and 2022. It was found that a reduction in the smoking population, improved treatment, and early detection played a major role in reducing the mortality rate.

“However, this progress is being slowed by rising rates among relatively young women, who are often responsible for family care, and by a shift in the burden of cancer from men to women,” said lead author of the report, Dr. Rebecca Siegel, an epidemiologist at ACS. “This reminds us of the early 1900s, when cancer was more common in women.” On the other hand, despite the increase in some early-onset cancers, such as colon and testicular cancer, “the overall incidence rate is flat for men under 50 years of age and decreasing among those aged 50 to 64 years,” he explained.

While examining data on specific types of cancer, researchers discovered several new trends. Women under 65 are now more likely to be diagnosed with lung cancer than men. The number of lung cancer diagnoses among women under the age of 65 was 15.7 per 100,000, while for men it was 15.4 per 100,000.

The researchers also noted that progress against pancreatic cancer “is lagging.” Pancreatic cancer is the third leading cause of cancer death in the United States and is becoming increasingly common and deadly. Most pancreatic cancer patients have only an 8% chance of surviving at least five years after diagnosis.

Oral cancer and uterine and liver cancer among women were found to have more fatal outcomes. Based on data from 2018, 2019, and 2021, the researchers estimated the probability of receiving an invasive cancer diagnosis by age and gender as follows.

Under 49: Men 3.4%, Women 5.9%

Ages 50 to 64: Male 11.3%, Female 10.8%

Ages 65 to 84: Men 31.3%, Women 24.2%

Over 85 years old: 18.7% men, 14.1% women

The report can be found at the following link (