Progress Report on Cancer
By: Charlotte Ames
Updated: September 12, 2012
The American Association for Cancer Research is out with a progress report in the fight against cancer. In the past year, the FDA has approved eight new cancer-treatment drugs said to be more effective and less toxic than older drugs.
The organization predicts two out of every three cancer deaths in the United States this year will come from preventable causes, such as tobacco use, obesity and physical inactivity. It also finds cancer will be the number one killer both in the U.S. and globally soon. Now it's heart disease.
The organization predicts two out of every three cancer deaths in the United States this year will come from preventable causes, such as tobacco use, obesity and physical inactivity. It also finds cancer will be the number one killer both in the U.S. and globally soon. Now it's heart disease.
