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Death rates for most cancers continue to decline.

But individuals who sought surgery soon after diagnosis had better outcomes.

A new study has found that far more ancient Britons developed cancer than previously believed.

The update ensures that more minorities and women with lighter smoking histories now qualify for screening.

Coronavirus killed more Americans in the past year than any cause of death in 2019, other than heart disease and cancer.

The decrease is largely due to improved lung cancer treatment, but the impact of COVID-19 is not yet known.

“Saved By the Bell” actor Dustin Diamond died Monday at age 44 from small cell lung cancer.

Estimates show that more than 300,000 people died of COVID-19 in 2020.

COVID-19 has overwhelmed morgues, funeral homes and religious leaders, required ingenuity and even changed the rituals of honoring the dead.

At least 2,900 health workers have died since the pandemic began. Many were minorities with the highest levels of patient contact.

Longer delays were associated with worsening risk of death.

He battled Stage IV pancreatic cancer for 18 months.

About 70% of employees who contracted the coronavirus in these work settings were Hispanic.

Black patients are more likely to require hospitalization, while Asian patients are at greater risk of dying in the hospital.

The first person cured of HIV is now in home hospice care, after a recurrence of leukemia, with his loving partner at his side.

Liver complications, heart disease and non-liver cancers also account for most deaths among people with hepatitis B or C.