Progress Against Cancer Mortality 50 Years After Passage of the National Cancer Act

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Authors

Tyler B. Kratzer · American Cancer Society

Rebecca L. Siegel · American Cancer Society

Kimberly D. Miller · American Cancer Society

Hyuna Sung · American Cancer Society

Farhad Islami · American Cancer Society

Ahmedin Jemal · American Cancer Society

Abstract

This cohort study compares current cancer mortality with that in 1971, 50 years after the National Cancer Act designated defeating cancer a national priority and allocated substantial resources to the National Cancer Institute.

Topics & Keywords

Global Cancer Incidence and Screening Colorectal Cancer Screening and Detection Economic and Financial Impacts of Cancer

UN Sustainable Development Goals

Good health and well-being

Publication Details

Published in: JAMA Oncology

Volume 8, Issue 1, pp. 156-156

DOI: 10.1001/jamaoncol.2021.5668

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