Cancer Death Rate Has Fallen 23 Percent Since 1991, Data Indicate.

reports that data from the American Cancer Society’s (ACS) annual report indicate “the cancer death rate has fallen 23 percent since its peak in 1991.” The decline “is attributed to declining smoking rates and advances in cancer detection, treatment and prevention.” The AP points out, however, that “cancer is becoming the No. 1 killer in more and more states as deaths from heart disease have” fallen. http://www.cnn.com/2016/01/07/health/cancer-deaths-good-news/