Prostate news article, April 2008
PROSTATE CANCER DEATHS FALL FOUR TIMES FASTER IN US
Article by Jeremy Laurance, Health Correspondent, The Independent |
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A dramatic fall in deaths from prostate cancer in the US has raised questions about Britain's poor performance against the commonest cancer in men.
Deaths from the disease have declined four times faster in the US than in the UK over the past decade, having peaked in both countries in the early 1990s at almost identical rates.
Specialists claim that a combination of screening for early detection of the disease combined with more aggressive treatment is the secret of the US success.
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