New cases of cancer and the overall death rate are decreasing. abc News reports that, “New diagnoses for all types of cancer fell by almost 1 percent per year on average from 1999 to 2006 and deaths fell 1.6 percent per year from 2001 to 2006.”
The most common types of cancer are accountable for the major decreases. The most common cancers include lung, breast, prostate, and colorectal cancers. Also, even though men are more likely to get cancer than women, cancer cases in men experienced the greatest decreases.
Find a doctor in your area to get screened for cancer.
Related Posts:
Previous post: FDA Investigates CT Radiation Overexposure
Next post: PriceDoc Monthly CheckUp – Provider Newsletter, October 2009
{ 2 trackbacks }
{ 1 comment… read it below or add one }
Is this why women no longer need to get mamograms?