Some notable points in this article: Cancer death rates have generally decreased after 1990, especially when factoring the increase in life expectancy (more old people = more cancer instances)...
Some notable points in this article:
Cancer death rates have generally decreased after 1990, especially when factoring the increase in life expectancy (more old people = more cancer instances)
Massive uptick in cancer cases (1975-1991) are mostly lung/mouth cancer, resulting from the explosion of cigarette use in the early 20th century. Campaigns/legislation to reduce smoking seemed to have made an significant impact on cancer rates.
Prostate cancer was the second-fastest-growing form (ratio of diagnoses, not tumor growth rate), but has been greatly alleviated due to a push in the 90's for more rigorous prostate exams during checkups (tumors are being eliminated far before the cancer becomes malignant)
While most all cancer cases are declining steadily, a few very rare forms are increasing slightly.
This is not an indication that we've got cancer under control, just that research is progressing better than public opinion tends to assume.
Some notable points in this article:
Cancer death rates have generally decreased after 1990, especially when factoring the increase in life expectancy (more old people = more cancer instances)
Massive uptick in cancer cases (1975-1991) are mostly lung/mouth cancer, resulting from the explosion of cigarette use in the early 20th century. Campaigns/legislation to reduce smoking seemed to have made an significant impact on cancer rates.
Prostate cancer was the second-fastest-growing form (ratio of diagnoses, not tumor growth rate), but has been greatly alleviated due to a push in the 90's for more rigorous prostate exams during checkups (tumors are being eliminated far before the cancer becomes malignant)
While most all cancer cases are declining steadily, a few very rare forms are increasing slightly.
This is not an indication that we've got cancer under control, just that research is progressing better than public opinion tends to assume.