Study: Thyroid Cancer On Rise ; Overall Death Rates Drop for Both Sexes

The Record, Bergen County, NJ › September 07, 2006

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WASHINGTON Death rates from cancer are continuing to decline but scientists have uncovered a surprising jump in cases of thyroid cancer.

Overall cancer death rates declined 1.6 percent annually for men between 1993 and 2003 and 0.8 percent annually for women from 1992- 2003, according to the Annual Report to the Nation on the Status of Cancer released Wednesday.

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Study: Thyroid Cancer On Rise ; Overall Death Rates Drop for Both Sexes

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