New study reveal cancer death rate has reduced

The cancer death rate has fallen 23
percent from its peak a generation
ago, thanks to advances in treatment,
early detection — and more people
quitting cigarettes, a new study
revealed Thursday.
The drop translates to more than 1.7
million fewer deaths from cancer
through 2012, according to the
research in “Cancer Statistics 2016,”
the American Cancer Society’s
annual report on cancer incidence,
mortality, and survival.
The study predicted that 110,280 new
cancer cases will be diagnosed in
New York state in 2016 to go along
with 34,910 deaths by cancer this
year.A year ago, it was estimated there’d

be 107,840 newly diagnosed cases
of cancer diagnosed in the Empire
State and 34,600 deaths.
More American men than women
died of cancer between 2008 and
2012, with New York State residents
suffering slightly less than the
national average.
There were 193.8 cancer deaths per
100,000 men in New York state
during that span, compared to the
national average of 207.9. There
were 141.7 cancer deaths per
100,000 women here from 2008
through 2012 vs. the national female
average of 145.4.
Despite encouraging findings overall,
researchers said there’s still much
work to be done.
“We’re gratified to see cancer death
rates continuing to drop,” said Dr.
Otis Brawley, the group’s chief
medical officer. “But the fact that
cancer is nonetheless becoming the
top cause of death in many
populations is a strong reminder that
the fight is not over.”
In 1991 there were 215.1 cancer
deaths per 100,000 Americans,
compared to 166.4 cancer deaths in
2012, the latest year of hard data.
“So while the average American’s
chances of dying from the disease
are significantly lower now than they
have been for previous generations,
it continues to be all-too-often the
reason for shortened lives, and too
much pain and suffering,” Brawley
said.
Overall, it’s expected that 595,690
Americans will die from cancer this
year, compared to a year ago when it
was estimated that 589,430 would
die of the disease in 2015.
Cancer is the No. 2 killer of all
Americans, second only to heart
disease,