Friday 17 January 2014

New analysis shows fewer years of life lost to cancer

“We have made steady progress against the burden of many cancers for decades,” said principal investigator Samir Soneji, PhD, assistant professor for Geisel School of Medicine at Dartmouth and the Dartmouth Institute for Health Policy and Clinical Practice, a member of Norris Cotton Cancer Center. “As fewer and fewer people die from heart disease, stroke, and accidents, more and more people are alive long enough to be at risk of developing and dying from cancer.” Read more here.

Study mentioned: Soneji S, et al. Assessing Progress in Reducing the Burden of Cancer Mortality, 1985-2005. J Clin Oncol. 2014 Jan 13. [Epub ahead of print] PMID: 24419122

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