Deaths From Most Cancers Drop, Report Says

Cancer death rates have continued to decline in both men and women in recent years, according to a new report.

Between 2004 and 2008, cancer death rates decreased by 1.8 percent per year in men, and by 1.6 percent per year in women. Overall cancer incidence rates overall that period declined by 0.6 percent per year in men and were stable in women, according to the report from the American Cancer Society.

However, rates of new cases of a few specific cancers, including pancreatic cancer and melanoma, are on the rise, according to the report.

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