Another piece of good news has surfaced. United Press International reports research findings from the American Cancer Society.
Deaths from cancer in the United States fell 31% between 1991 and 2018.
However, the report estimates that this year, nearly 1.9 million people will be diagnosed cancer and more than 600,000 will die from the disease.
Cancer remains the second-leading cause of death in the United States, even though an estimated 3.2 million deaths have been averted from since 1991 thanks to reductions in smoking, earlier diagnosis and enhanced treatment, according to the report.
Everybody dies from something eventually, but cancer deaths tend to be among the most uncomfortable ways for it to happen. Less cancer is better, although as we live longer the risk of dementia escalates. This end-of-life business isn’t a lot of laughs.
