5 cancer types where screenings save the most lives
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Over a 45-years span — between 1975 and 2020 — improvements in cancer screenings and prevention strategies have reduced deaths from five common cancers more than any advances in treatments, researchers say.
"Prevention and screening interventions accounted for eight out of 10 deaths averted." "We need to optimize the uptake and use of prevention and screening for these five cancers so that all Americans can benefit." Melissa Rudy is senior health editor and a member of the lifestyle team at Fox News Digital. Story tips can be sent to melissa.rudy@fox.com.
Researchers found that over a 45-year span — between 1975 and 2020 — improvements in cancer screenings and prevention strategies have reduced deaths from five common cancers more than any advances in treatments.