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Harvard University
Drop in cancer deaths tied primarily to gains in behavior and screening
December 18th, 2008
Improvements in behavior and screening have contributed greatly to the 13 percent decline in cancer mortality since 1990, with better cancer treatments playing a supporting role, according to new research from David Cutler of Harvard University. While not the first to report a long-term decline in cancer mortality, Cutler's is the first study to examine the reasons for this decline. Published in the fall edition of the Journal of Economic Perspectives, Cutler's paper, titled "Are We Finally Winning the War on Cancer'", looks at data for lung, colorectal, breast and prostate cancer. "The decline in cancer is much larger than we commonly understand,"...
Source: Women's Health Weekly (2008-12-18)
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