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Decrease in Cancer Deaths, But Some Patients Not Screened for Colorectal Cancer

February 20, 2008 by MedHeadlines  
Filed under Cancer, Elderly Care, Prevention

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The American Cancer Society reports a decrease in cancer deaths between 2004 and 2005. Deaths from cancer of the colon and rectum decreased from 2004 to 1998 for both men and women. Most of this is attributed to early detection. With early detection of colorectal cancer, patients have a survival rate of more than 90 percent. Read more

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