February 9, 2006
U.S. Cancer Deaths Down for First Time
No one is declaring victory, but the number of Americans dying from cancer has dropped for the first time, according to a report being released today.
The most recent federal data show that deaths from cancer fell from 557,271 in 2002 to 556,902 in 2003. While it was a decline of only 369, it marked the first documented drop since the government started collecting statistics in 1930. (Washington Post)
