Monday 7 January 2013

Major Cancer Death Rates Are Lower; Throat and Anal Cancer Incidence on the Rise

While the latest Annual Report to the Nation on the Status of Cancer reveals positive news in the fact that the overall death rate from cancer has decreased during the period of 2000 through 2009, the statistics mean little to anyone has lost a loved one to the disease. Physicians and researchers have noted an increase in cancers of the throat and anus related to human papillomavirus, HPV. An additional concern about future cancer diagnoses is related to the high rate of obesity in the United States and the aging of its population, both factors in the development of cancer. via Health News Headlines - Yahoo! News Read More Here..

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