Re: Cancer Rates

[John Goldsmith <gjohn@bgumail.bgu.ac.il>]

Paul:
    One must be careful not to confuse cancer incidence rates with cancer
mortality rates.  Because of the improvements over the years in treatment
of such cancers as leukemia and testicular cancer, while incidence (the
numbers of new cases per year) has increased, the mortality has decreased.
    Thus in general, I believe(without visiting the NCI website) cancer
incidence rates rose more or have an increased distance from cancer
mortality rates, which I believe have plateaued.      
     John Goldsmith, M.D., M.P.H.

On Tue, 16 Sep 1997, Paul E Ruhter wrote:

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> From: Paul E Ruhter@INEL on 09/16/97 11:46 AM
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> To:   radsafe@romulus.ehs.uiuc.edu
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> Subject:  Cancer Rates
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> At the suggestion of a RADSAFE note a few days ago, I visited the National
> Cancer Institute web site.  The address is:
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> (Document link not converted)http://rex.nci.nih.gov/ncihome.html
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> The statistics show that cancer rates were generally increasing until 1990.
> There has been a significant DECREASE in the cancer rates during the first
> 5 years of this decade!!!  NCI indicates that the efforts initiated by the
> National Cancer Act of 25 years ago are starting to pay off!!  This site
> should be in your bookmark list.
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> The usual reminder that I alone am responsible for the contents of my
>         messages!
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>         Paul E. Ruhter   CHP
>         Supervisor, Radiation Dosimetry & Records
>         Lockheed Martin Idaho Technologies Company
>         Idaho National Engineering & Environmental Laboratory (INEEL)
>         e-mail:   ruh@inel.gov
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