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Researcher Studies Current Breast Cancer Screening Guidelines for Adult Survivors of Childhood Cancer
Published on: September 22, 2020
Childhood cancer survivors often have a higher risk for getting a second cancer later in life. Early screening can help, but not enough survivors are getting the screenings recommended by the Children’s Oncology Group (COG). One researcher is trying to change that by gathering better evidence on the effectiveness of early breast cancer screening for women who received radiation to the chest as children.
Facts & Figures 2020 Reports Largest One-year Drop in Cancer Mortality
Published on: January 8, 2020
The death rate from cancer in the US declined by 29% from 1991 to 2017, including a 2.2% drop from 2016 to 2017, the largest single-year drop ever recorded, according to annual statistics reporting from the American Cancer Society.
