Progress is lagging against pancreatic cancer, which is the third-leading cause of U.S. cancer deaths. New cases and deaths are both increasing, and the five-year survival rate now stands at just 8% for nearly all cases. New colon cancer cases are rising among men and women younger than 65.

Women are now being diagnosed with cancer more often than men in certain age groups, according to a new report from the American Cancer Society. Among adults aged 50-64, cancer rates are slightly higher in women, and women under 50 are almost twice as likely as men in the same age group to receive a cancer diagnosis.

The American Cancer Society finds cancer rates are increasing in women, surpassing men in some cases. Dr. Celine Gounder, CBS News medical contributor, joins "CBS Mornings" to discuss these troubling trends and their implications.

There were a number of “striking trends” related to age and gender in the American Cancer Society’s new cancer statistics report.

Cancer cases are shifting from men to women in the U.S., and from older to younger adults, according to a new report from the American Cancer Society.

There is better detection and treatments for cancer these days, and that helps save lives. The American Cancer Society released a new report on Thursday that finds cancer deaths are dropping, but it also found an increase in young and middle-aged women getting diagnosed.