Rates of death in the U.S. from all cancers for men and women continued to decline between 2004 and 2008, according to the “Annual Report to the Nation on the Status of Cancer,” published online in Cancer on March 28.
The rates of new lung cancer cases in the U.S. dropped among men in 35 states and among women in six states between 1999 and 2008, according to a report by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). Among women, lung cancer incidence decreased nationwide between 2006 and 2008, after increasing steadily for decades. Smoking cessation fueled the decline and other data have suggested CT screening could motivate smokers to quit.
The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), along with several association and industry partners, has launched Million Hearts, an initiative that aims to prevent one million heart attacks and strokes in the U.S. over the next five years. Currently, cardiovascular disease (CVD) costs $444 billion every year in medical costs and lost productivity for people living in the U.S.
A steady reduction in overall cancer death rates translates into the avoidance of about 898,000 deaths from cancer between 1990 and 2007, according to the latest statistics from the American Cancer Society (ACS).
The American Cancer Society released a report on May 19 showing mixed results for cancer prevention in the U.S., with obesity trends beginning to level off just as states dramatically cut funding for tobacco control and long-term declines in smoking appear to have reached their limits.
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