Fewer Americans die of cancer
The American Cancer Society’s annual cancer statistics have found that 1.5 million cancer-related deaths have been avoided in the country for the past twenty years.
It also found that:
However, the battle against cancer continues.
“The continuing drops we’re seeing in cancer mortality are reason to celebrate, but not to stop,” said John R. Seffrin, PhD and chief executive officer of the American Cancer Society.
“Cancer was responsible for nearly one in four deaths in the United States in 2011, making it the second leading cause of death overall,” he added.
