Cancer Mortality

CDC: More people with cancer surviving

Published in Medical Letter on the CDC and FDA, July 25th, 2004

The number of cancer survivors in the United States has more than tripled to almost 10 million over the past 3 decades because of advances in detection and treatment, the government says.

Also, patients diagnosed between 1995 and 2000 have an estimated 64% chance of surviving 5 years, compared with a 50% rate - a coin toss - 3 decades ago, a study by National Cancer Institute and the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) found.

"Cancer is not necessarily a death sentence as often was seen in the past - and still is," said Dr. Loria Pollack, CDC medical officer.

The number of cancer survivors - defined as anyone...

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