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Decrease In New Cases Of Cancer Continues

Nov. 25, 2008
Cancer incidence and death rates have been falling in recent years, according to an annual report authored by a number of scientific organizations.
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U.S. breast cancer rates dropping

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Study: Cancer death rate declines

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Cancer report offers good and bad news

DAVIS, Calif., Sept. 6 (UPI) -- U.S. cancer organizations report the risk of dying from cancer continues to drop and the rate of new cancers remains stable.

Statins don't prevent colorectal cancer

ATLANTA, Jan. 3 (UPI) -- Two separate studies say statins don't appear to reduce the incidence of cancer or cancer deaths.

Death from cancer said mostly preventable

ATLANTA, March 31 (UPI) -- The American Cancer Society says many cancer deaths are preventable.
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President Obama awards the Presidential Medal of Freedom in Washington
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President Barack Obama awards the the Presidential Medal of Freedom to singer/songwriter Bob Dylan during a ceremony in the East Room at the White House in Washington on May 29, 2012. The Medal of Freedom is our NationÕs highest civilian honor, presented to individuals who have made especially meritorious contributions to the security or national interests of the United States, to world peace, or to cultural or other significant public or private endeavors. UPI/Kevin Dietsch