"U.S. Cancer Death Rate Declines Again, But Prostate Cancer Incidence Rises" - Dennis Thompson
There’s good news for Americans in the war against cancer. Cancer deaths continue to decline nationwide, according to the Annual Report to the Nation of the Status of Cancer. But the report also points to one troubling trend – prostate cancer deaths are creeping up again after years of decline, suggesting that controversy over the best way to screen for the disease may have given it a chance to flourish. While concerns over the harms associated with prostate cancer treatment were warranted, these numbers show that a decline in screening may be allowing cancers to spread before they are caught, said Paolo Boffetta, MD, professor of medicine, oncological science, hematology and medical oncology at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai and associate director of population sciences at The Tisch Cancer Institute at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai.
- Paolo Boffetta, MD, Professor, Medicine, Oncological Sciences, Hematology and Medical Oncology, Associate Director, Population Sciences, The Tisch Cancer Institute, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai
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