© 2000 by Oxford University Press
Journal of the National Cancer Institute, Vol. 92, No. 11, 870-871,
June 7, 2000
© 2000 Oxford University Press
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Report to the Nation Shows Cancer Mortality, Incidence Declining
The third annual Report to the Nation on cancer incidence, mortality, and survival gives good news about continuing downward trends in the rates of new cancer cases and deaths.
According to the report, the incidence and mortality rates for all cancers combined declined on average 0.8% between 1990 and 1997, and most of the top