(Nature) – Outcomes have improved drastically in the United States for some forms of the disease, but those for others continue to lag.

An analysis showcases the past half-century’s biggest cancer success stories — but also highlights the recalcitrant malignancies that continue to vex researchers.

The report, released last month by the American Association for Cancer Research in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, finds that 71% of people with cancer in the United States will live for at least five years after diagnosis, up from 49% in the late 1970s (see ‘Uneven progress’). (Read More)