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danieltillett on Jan 1, 2015 | parent | context | favorite | on: U.S. cancer deaths have fallen 22% since 1991

Not when Cancer is responsible for 1/3 of all deaths - the maths just don't work.

omonra on Jan 1, 2015 [–]

23% (576k out of total 2515).

http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/282929.php#top_10_l...

The rate of 169 per 100k is confirmed in this story as well.

danieltillett on Jan 1, 2015 | [–]

The real answer is they are comparing age adjusted death rates per 100,000. This has fallen across the range of all causes of death by around 20%.

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