Good News: U.S. Cancer Death Rates Hit 25-Year Low

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By Mike Barrett

The prospect of developing cancer is a terrifying one for everybody, but there is reason to feel a bit more encouraged. A recent report shows that U.S. cancer death rates have decreased constantly for the last 25 years. [1]

The report, which comes from the American Cancer Society (ACS), shows that from 1991 to 2016, the U.S. cancer rate steadily declined by about 1.5% per year, resulting in an overall decline of 27% during the quarter-century. That means that 2.6 million fewer cancer deaths occurred than would have been expected had the death rate remained the same.

Yet, despite the positive numbers, …read more

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