While deaths from cancer have decreased overall, the study shows cancer rates keep going up − especially among women. Researchers also found middle-aged women, like the Princess of Wales, age 43, now have a slightly higher cancer risk than their male counterparts and young women are almost twice as likely to be diagnosed as young men.

The Princess of Wales' sweet reaction to a fellow patient said a lot about her journey to announcing her cancer was in remission.

Princess Kate announced her cancer is in remission after a year-long battle with an undisclosed cancer. Revisit her health journey.

Kate's announcement comes after a year in which she largely withdrew from her royal duties while undergoing treatment.