Nov. 24 (UPI) -- Nearly 10% of U.S. adults say they have been diagnosed with cancer, the highest figure since Gallup began tracking the disease over 17 years.
The percentage reached 9.7% in 2024-25, according to the survey released Monday by Gallup. It was 7% in 2008-009 and hovered just over that from 2010-15. It rose to 8.3% in 2018-19, 8.5% in 2020-21 and 8.9% in 2022-23.
The rates are part of Gallup's National Health and Well-Being Index in two-year averages.
Those surveyed were asked: "Has a doctor or nurse ever told you that you have cancer?"
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