Incidence rates for colorectal cancer have been decreasing since 1985, from 66 to 52 per 100,000 in 2002.
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The 5-year survival rate for prostate cancer has increased from 67% to nearly 100% over the past 20 years.
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Since 1980, 83 percent of gains in life expectancy for cancer patients have been attributable to new treatments.
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From 1975 to 1996, new cancer drugs increased life expectancy of cancer patients by about one year, at an estimated cost of $3,000—well below the estimated value of a statistical… [ Get More Details ]
Image-guided breast biopsy takes about 1/5 the of a surgical biopsy, reduces complications and allows women to commence daily activities in 1/2 the time that it takes after open surgery.… [ Get More Details ]