tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6024391714305725015.post79622309935946583..comments2023-09-23T03:47:57.446-07:00Comments on Cancer blog - Marc Lacroix - Le blogue du cancer: Focus: Cancer statistics, 2011 (USA)Marc Lacroixhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13749514645712988235noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6024391714305725015.post-55218512671013643822011-08-03T08:14:00.240-07:002011-08-03T08:14:00.240-07:00Increased screening for colorectal cancer during t...Increased screening for colorectal cancer during the last decade has put a sharp dent in both the prevalence of the No. 2 cancer killer and in the number of deaths resulting from it, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said Tuesday.<br />As screening for the disease among those ages 50 to 75 increased from half to two-thirds of the eligible population, the prevalence rate fell from 52.3 cases per 100,000 in 2003 to 45.4 per 100,000 in 2007. <br />Those declines represent 66,000 fewer cancers during the period and 32,000 fewer deaths, the agency found. But there are still 22 million Americans in the eligible age group who are not being screened, according to the report.<br /><br /><a href="http://www.pharmaspider.com" rel="nofollow">Pharmaspider.com</a>Judlovedhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11579267064932313112noreply@blogger.com