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Americans Getting Less Cancer, Report Shows

By Richard Knox
Published October 15, 2007 at 1:00 PM PDT
This story was published more than 18 years ago.

A new report in the journal Cancer shows that Americans are getting cancer less often. The study also shows that the decline in cancer deaths has accelerated in recent years.

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Since he joined NPR in 2000, Knox has covered a broad range of issues and events in public health, medicine, and science. His reports can be heard on NPR's Morning Edition, All Things Considered, Weekend Edition, Talk of the Nation, and newscasts.

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