Progress against cancer deaths 50 years after National Cancer Act passed

JAMA Network

What The Study Did: This year is the 50th anniversary of the National Cancer Act of 1971, which designated defeating cancer a national priority and allocated substantial resources to the National Cancer Institute. This study compares cancer death rates since then.

Authors: Ahmedin Jemal, D.V.M., Ph.D., of the American Cancer Society in Kennesaw, Georgia, is the corresponding author.

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(doi:10.1001/jamaoncol.2021.5668)

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