The cancer death rates peaked about 20 years ago. Since then they have fallen about 20 years the past two decades. This means from 1991 to 2009, 1.2 million lives were spared, with 152,900 lives alone.
The four major cancer sites in the body are breast, prostate, colorectal and lung. The American Cancer Society in Atlanta says that progress is steady especially for the four major sites. Cancer deaths peaked in 1990 but they have seen a 1% decline per year, with a larger decline in the most common cancers.
Death rates have dropped more than 30% for colorectal cancer, breast cancer in women and lung cancer in men. Prostate cancer has dropped more than 40%.
Earlier detection for breast, colorectal and prostate cancer can be driving these drops as well as less smoking for lung cancer.
One in four deaths in theU.S.are still due to cancer and the rates of certain cancers including liver, thyroid and pancreatic are on the rise. These findings also predict cancer deaths for 2013. There will be approximately 1,660,290 new cancer cases diagnosed and 580,350 people will loose their fight against the disease.
Support your cancer research folks. Cancer doesn’t discriminate. It doesn’t care how old you are, your race, gender (even men can get breast cancer!), background, eating habits, or circumstances. Of course certain things can give you higher risks but in general it doesn’t effect someone more than someone else. So send out your prayers and thoughts to all those who are effected by it (I’m sure we all have been in some way) and let’s join ranks those who are fighting against this and find a cure.
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