Cancer Continues to Decline

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From: http://www.msnbc.com/news/751933.asp

Though the headline is that cancer will double by 2050, that's in terms of

absolute quantities. From that site:

DEATH RATES DROPPING

The researchers found a steady decline in the U.S. death rate from all

types of cancer in the 1990s. That figure dropped an average of about 1

percent each year from 1993 to 1999, the latest year for which figures are

available.

The authors attributed lower death rates to better treatments, better

screening methods that catch many cancers earlier, when they are more

treatable, and fewer people smoking.

Jay