American Cancer Society Sets 2035 Cancer Mortality Reduction Goal

May 20, 2019 – The American Cancer Society (ACS) has set a challenge goal to reduce overall cancer mortality 40% between 2015 and 2035 – a goal set by applying favorable cancer mortality trends among college graduates to the population as a whole. A report on the goal was published by Ma et al in CA: A Cancer Journal for Clinicians. In 1996, the ACS set a challenge goal to reduce mortality from all cancers combined in the United States by 50% between 1990 and 2015. An … (leggi tutto)