Cancer Deaths Expected To Drop 17% By 2030

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Cancer death rates are predicted to drop by 17% (16.8) in the UK by 2030, according to Cancer Research UK's new report.

This new research coincides with a study from February of this year, which revealed that in 2012, the rates of deaths from cancer (per 100,000 people, by age) have decreased.

2010 saw 157,275 cancer deaths in the UK alone - 170 of every 100,000 cancer patients died. However, experts believe that by 2030, this number will drop from 170 to 142. According to the report, this is partly because there are now better rates of survival, due to earlier diagnosis and treatment improvements.

The authors note that there has been a decrease in cancers related to smoking, which in turn, has resulted in less deaths.

The recent statistics have surfaced just in time for Stand Up To Cancer, a collaborative effort between Channel 4 and Cancer Research UK, to air their live 2012 event on October 19th.

According to their mission statement, "Stand Up To Cancer (SU2C) is a groundbreaking initiative created to accelerate innovative cancer research that will get new therapies to patients quickly and save lives now.

SU2C is bringing together the best and the brightest researchers and encouraging collaboration instead of competition among the entire cancer community. By galvanizing the entertainment industry, SU2C creates awareness and builds broad public support for this effort."

By 2030, researchers say that deaths from ovarian cancer will have dropped around 42% - from 9.1 deaths for every 100,00 to 5.3.

Breast cancer deaths will fall by 28% and bowel cancer by 23%, while prostate cancer deaths will see a reduction of 16%.

The report notes that although deaths from many types of cancers are expected to decrease, some cancers may actually increase the rates of deaths by 2030. Oral cancer death rates are expected to jump 22%, from 2.9 deaths of every 100,000 people to 3.5. By 2030, liver cancer death rates will rise from 4.2 to 5.9 deaths per 100,000 patients - an increase of 39%.

Professor Peter Sasieni, Cancer Research UK epidemiologist from Queen Mary University in London, commented: