A 2025 Gallup analysis found that 21.5% of U.S. adults aged 65 and older reported having been told by a doctor or nurse that they had cancer, compared with nearly 9% of U.S. adults aged 45 to 64.
January 01, 2025
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Age-stratified lifetime self-reported cancer diagnosis prevalence from Gallup's 2024-2025 data.