Yes. Let's look at the top three cancers in men and women:

Men: Prostate, Lung and Colorectal

Women: Lung, Breast and Colorectal

Now let s compare 5-year survival rates between 1950 and 2015:

DUDES

Prostate: 43% in 1950 versus 99.8% in 2015

Lung: 5% in 1950 versus 15.7% in 2015

Colorectal: 37% in 1950 versus 67.3% in 2015

LADIES

Lung: 9% in 1950 versus 21.1% in 2015

Breast: 60% in 1950 versus 92.3% in 2015

Colorectal: 37% in 1950 versus 67.3% in 2015 (the SEER didn't separate Boys & Girls,
sorry)

If those numbers don't impress you, then look at these cancers:

Hodgkin lymphoma: a change from 30% to 89.2%

Non-Hodgkin lymphoma: a change from 33% to 72.4%

Myeloma: a change from 6% to 46.0%

Leukemia: a change from 10% to 63.3%

Childhood Leukemia: a change from 20% to 84.6%

In fact, the five-year survival rates for all cancers have changed from 35% to 69.7%.

So, yes, in the past 65 years we have made some progress in cancer treatment.

Keep in mind that these numbers do not take into account the new advances in detecting cancers or immunotherapy.

The trick to surviving cancer is early detection and early treatment.

Please, see your doctor twice a year and be honest about any changes in your health.

Minor symptoms can help your doctor detect a Stage One or Two cancer early, rather
than wait for it to spread and become Stage Three or Four.

You'll increase your chances of survival and reduce your need for extended chemotherapy of radiation treatments.

More info... https://www.quora.com/Are-we-getting-better-at-treating-cancer?no_redirect=1

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