Lung Cancer Rate Shrinks for Women

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Lung Cancer Rate Shrinks for Women
Jill Wall Central Michigan University
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• Lung Cancer Rate Shrinks
• for Women
• Associated PressThe Detroit NewsThursday, June
  3, 2004

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Lung Cancer Rate Shrinks for Women

• Lung cancer is the top-killing malignancy for
  both sexes.
• It is also the second-most common cancer.

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Lung Cancer Rate Shrinks for Women

• After decades of smoking fueled increases in
  lung cancer among women, rates are finally
  declining.
• Survival rates for men and women are also
  increasing.

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Lung Cancer Rate Shrinks for Women

• Not all groups are seeing the decline
  according to the Journal of Cancer.
• Minorities are more likely to die of cancer
  than whites are.

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Lung Cancer Rate Shrinks for Women

• Death rates from cancer have dropped 1.1
  percent a year since 1993.
• The decline continued in 2001
• New cases declining about 1/2 a year.