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Jul 09

Decrease in Cancer Death Rate Not Realized in All Communities

by Andy Miller (LAF Staff)

A recent article published in the Journal of the National Cancer Institute demonstrates that while on the surface progress is being made to reduce cancer deaths in the U.S., the ugly truth is that we are in fact increasing health disparities in this country. This time it’s the less-educated that are reported as carrying a disproportionate share of the cancer burden.

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