The 2010 Cancer Report Card offers some good news for everyone.
The decade-long decline in U.S. diagnosis and death rates from
breast, colon, and ovarian cancer in women continues. So does
the decline in U.S. diagnosis and death rates from lung,
prostate, and colon cancer in men. The good news related to the
decline in breast cancer rates is probably the result of
improved breast cancer awareness, prevention, screening,
diagnosis, and treatment. Still, all the news is not good. Rates
of some cancers are on the rise: lung and pancreatic cancer in
women; kidney and esophagus cancer in men. When it comes to
breast cancer, we can do even better. Breast cancer is still the
most common cancer diagnosed in U.S. women. More than 190,000
women in the United States will be diagnosed with breast cancer
in 2010. More than 40,000 will die from breast cancer.
Worldwide, more than 1 million women will be diagnosed with
invasive breast cancer and 500,000 women will die. Research and
education are important components of the