Cancer deaths are declining in the U.S., according to a report published in the journal Cancer.
on Wednesday, continuing decades of progress fighting back against one of America’s biggest killers with improved testing, treatment breakthroughs and lifestyle changes.Key Facts
The report found that overall cancer mortality rates declined among adolescents, young adults and in every major racial and ethnic group, with death rates falling more sharply among men than women, decreasing 2.3% and 1.9% per year respectively. Mortality rates for some cancers increased, however, including cancers of the pancreas and uterus for women and cancers of the brain, pancreas and bones and joints for men.
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