Cancer death rate dropped nearly 20 percent in 15 years

Roon

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Wed May-27-09 10:10 PM
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Cancer death rate dropped nearly 20 percent in 15 years

The death rate due to cancer has declined in the United States in recent years, largely due to better prevention and treatment. In fact, 650,000 lives were spared from cancer between 1990 to 2005, according to new statistics from the American Cancer Society.
http://www.cnn.com/2009/HEALTH/05/27/health.cancer.death.rate/index.html?eref=ib_topstories

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MannyGoldstein

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Wed May-27-09 10:47 PM
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1. Amazing, Isn't It?

So many folks complain that our health is getting worse from (fill in the name of environmental pollutant or food here) - but actually it's rapidly getting better. Has been for 60-110 years, depending on how one looks at the stats.

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