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. 2022 Jan 1;8(1):156-159.
doi: 10.1001/jamaoncol.2021.5668.

Progress Against Cancer Mortality 50 Years After Passage of the National Cancer Act

Tyler B Kratzer  1 , Rebecca L Siegel  1 , Kimberly D Miller  1 , Hyuna Sung  1 , Farhad Islami  1 , Ahmedin Jemal  1
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Progress Against Cancer Mortality 50 Years After Passage of the National Cancer Act

Tyler B Kratzer et al. JAMA Oncol. .

Abstract

This cohort study compares current cancer mortality with that in 1971, 50 years after the National Cancer Act designated defeating cancer a national priority and allocated substantial resources to the National Cancer Institute.

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Conflict of Interest Disclosures: None reported.

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Figure.. Age-Adjusted Mortality Rates by US County During 1971-1975 and 2015-2019 for All Cancer Sites
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