Monday, October 17, 2011

Despite Billions Being Invested In Research, The Overall Mortality Rate For Cancer Hasn't Changed In 60 Years?

396545116 Is this true? If it is, I am very angry and distressed - I am trying to avoid cancer, as we all are, and if there has been no progress in the past do we have much to look forward to in the future?
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  1. rebesOctober 17, 2011 at 1:01 AM

    Tink - That's not true at all....not true at all.

    Go here, and you can plug in cancer by type (breast, colon, etc) and it will give you a graph by decade
    http://seer.cancer.gov/faststats/

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  2. rebesOctober 17, 2011 at 1:01 AM

    Denisedds - Of course that is not true. Where do people get these ideas?

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  3. rebesOctober 17, 2011 at 1:01 AM

    Tiny - Humans have a 100% mortality rate. It really boils down to: How long do you expect to live? If you had an illness that cut that expectancy short what would you do about it. Are you taking steps right now on your own to prevent coming down with a disease such as cancer? If you want to achieve something you must do it yourself and not rely on others. This definitely applies to your health.

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  4. rebesOctober 17, 2011 at 1:01 AM

    Tarkarri - Cancer incidence rates have remained fairly steady.

    Mortality rates for SOME cancers have not improved much.

    Mortality rates for many cancers have improved dramatically.

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  5. rebesOctober 17, 2011 at 1:01 AM

    JLI - Fortunately it is incorrect. See for instance the development over time in survival for childhood cancer: http://info.cancerresearchuk.org/cancerstats/childhoodcancer/survival/

    The outlooks for an individual cancer is far better today than 60 years ago. And thanks to research they will be even better in 60 years from now.

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