Progress has been made in war on cancer, but still many challenges
Tuesday, March 16, 2010 - 15:14
in Health & Medicine
Although there have been achievements in the battle against cancer, including a decrease in the rate of death and new diagnoses, cancer remains one of the leading causes of death in the U.S., with a need for continued improvement in the areas of prevention, detection and treatment, according to a commentary in the March 17 issue of JAMA, a theme issue on cancer.