Lung Cancer in Women Falls for First Time as U.S. Rates Drop
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Lung cancer in women fell for the first time as the rate of all cancers in the U.S. declined from 2003 to 2007, according to a report from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
The drop in women’s lung cancer occurred more than 10 years after a similar decline in men. Overall, new cancer diagnoses decreased by about 1 percent a year in the period, according to the report published in the Journal of the National Cancer Institute. New childhood cases rose while death rates fell.