On May 15, 2024, the American Association for Cancer Research (AACR) released its biennial Cancer Disparities Progress Report 2024. first published in 2020.

The overall cancer death rate in the U.S. fell by 33% between 1991 and 2020, but these advances have not benefited everyone equally.

This disparity is particularly striking with regards to the Black community: Black men are twice as likely to die from prostate cancer compared to White men; Even though the incidence of breast cancer is similar in Black and White women, Black women have a 40% higher likelihood of dying from it; and Black individuals are twice as likely to be diagnosed with and die from multiple myeloma.