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443 The Medical Revolutions That Prevented Millions of Cancer Deaths

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EditorDavid @ Slashdot · 06/09/2025 07:34 EDT

The Medical Revolutions That Prevented Millions of Cancer Deaths

Vox publishes a story about "the quiet revolutions that have prevented millions of cancer deaths....

"The age-adjusted death rate in the US for cancer has declined by about a third since 1991, meaning people of a given age have about a third lower risk of dying from cancer than people of the same age more than three decades ago... "


The dramatic bend in the curve of cancer deaths didn't happen by accident — it's the compound interest of three revolutions. While anti-smoking policy has been the single bi

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