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Prompt treatment could save thousands of cancer lives
New York AP. The American Cancer Society estimates 420000 cancer deaths in 1981 with 151 per day. Early diagnosis and prompt treatment could save about 134000 lives. One in five deaths overall, cancer is second to heart disease. Survival improves for those diagnosed early, with 41 percent of new cases surviving five years if other causes are excluded. More than 3 million Americans have survived cancer, and 56 million live in families likely to face cancer. Lung cancer remains top for men, breast cancer for women. overall black mortality higher than white.
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