Report says cancer deaths subsiding

Bangladesh News.Net
Thursday 9th July, 2009

The BBC has reported that common cancer deaths in Britain have fallen to the lowest level in nearly 40 years.

The UK Cancer Research Council, in registering death rates from breast, bowel, and male lung cancer from 1971, has concluded the fall is due to improved screening, better care and a decline in smoking.

Breast cancer deaths among women peaked in 1989 at 15,625, but dropped 36% to 11,990 in 2007, according to the data.

Bowel cancer deaths among both sexes peaked in 1992 at 19,598, but fell 31% to 16,007 in 2007.

The number of men dying from lung cancer peaked in 1979 at 30,391, but dropped 53% to 19,637 in 2007.

Latest figures show that 100,000 new cases are identified each year among these types of cancer alone.

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