Lower rates of smoking, earlier diagnoses and better treatments have all resulted in a decline in death rates from cancer. A decline of 1.6 % for men from 1993-2003 and .8 % for women during this period.
Increases in breast cancer have leveled off. There was a jump, however, in thyroid cancer with rates increasing amongst women , year over year. This has been attributed to better diagnosis. Two thirds of poeple diagnosed with thyroid cancer are between 20 and 55 years of age. Thyroid cancer has a 97 percent five year survival.
For more information go to www.cancer.org or call 800-422-6237 for the American Cancer Society.
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