Progress Against Cancer Mortality 50 Years After Passage of the National Cancer Act
Tyler B. Kratzer, Rebecca L. Siegel, Kimberly D. Miller, Hyuna Sung, Farhad Islami, Ahmedin Jemal
Abstract
This cohort study compares current cancer mortality with that in 1971, 50 years after the National Cancer Act designated defeating cancer a national priority and allocated substantial resources to the National Cancer Institute.
Topics & Concepts
MedicineCancerCancer survivalCancer drugsInternal medicineGlobal Cancer Incidence and ScreeningColorectal Cancer Screening and DetectionEconomic and Financial Impacts of Cancer