Time trends in cancer risk have often been summarised by the observation that mortality
from cancers associated with tobacco is increasing rapidly, while mortality from all other …

Background Despite decades of basic and clinical research and trials of promising new
therapies, cancer remains a major cause of morbidity and mortality. We assessed overall …

Abstract BACKGROUND The American Cancer Society (ACS), the Centers for Disease
Control and Prevention (CDC), the National Cancer Institute (NCI), and the North American …

BACKGROUND The overall age‐adjusted cancer mortality rate had been increasing in the
United States for as long as such statistics have been kept. This trend was reversed and a …

Recently there has been much discussion about the progress or lack of progress in cancer
research and control in the United States during the last 25 years. Various authors (1-4) …

BACKGROUND Progress against cancer can be examined by analyzing long‐term trends in
cancer incidence and mortality. The recent directive from the US Department of Health and …

Although survival rates are useful for monitoring progress in the early detection and
treatment of cancer and are of particular interest to patients with new diagnoses, there are …

Cancer incidence and mortality do not fully reflect the effect of cancer. To estimate the
number of persons alive who have a history of cancer, we derived prevalence rates based …

Abstract BACKGROUND The American Cancer Society, the National Cancer Institute (NCI),
and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention including the National Center for Health …

Background: Assessing trends in cancer provides a means for gauging progress against the
disease, estimating future demands for care and treatment, and suggesting clues about …