UK cancer study shows big fall in death rates since early 1990s
by Denis Campbell Health policy editor from Science | The Guardian on (#6KAY2)
Improved screening and treatment means fewer middle-aged people dying of disease despite rise in cases
More middle-aged people are getting cancer but fewer of them are dying from it thanks to improved detection and better treatment, research has found.
The findings are positive and reassuring" for those aged 35 to 69, according to cancer experts quoted in the British Medical Journal, which published the paper.
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