#mortality

For each cancer type studied, mortality was between 11% and 50% higher in the counties with persistent poverty.

Only three states are expected to meet the 2030 goal.

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

The reduction in mortality was most evident during the first 10 years of follow-up after the first scan at age 40.

In recent years, deaths from non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) have decreased even faster than the decrease in NSCLC incidence.

Mailing testing kits to people’s homes lowers costs and increases screening.

NAFLD is the leading indicator of mortality among Medicare beneficiaries with hepatocellular carcinoma.

In contrast, higher plant protein intake was associated with lower incidence of the disease.

Over 75% of diabetic patients with colorectal cancer could benefit by adhering to their prescriptions.

$3.2 Billion in lost earnings would be avoided in 2015 alone had mortality and earning been equal between blacks and whites

There is an increased risk of death for patients with cancers such as lymphoma, skin melanomas and carcinoma.

Despite patients being older and sicker, the mortality rate dropped by one-third within a 10-year period.

Annual screenings cut mortality rates by 24% in men and 33% in women.

The new report shows that melanoma is the fifth most commonly diagnosed cancer in the United States among both men and women.

Cancer mortality fell by 29% between 1991 and 2017, largely driven by a decline in lung cancer deaths.

Black members of the church are 22% less likely to develop cancer compared with the Black population overall.