Conditions & Recovery · NCI News Releases · December 5, 2024

In five cancer types, prevention and screening have been major contributors to saving lives

Over the past 45 years, the majority of deaths averted from breast, cervical, colorectal, lung, and prostate cancer were due to prevention and screening, rather than treatment advances, NCI researchers have found.

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