The rate of cancer deaths dropped 23 percent between 1991 and 2012
The cancer death rate peaked in 1991 at 215 cancer deaths per 10,000 people. After that, the rate started to drop steadily with fewer people smoking, improvements in treatment and earlier detection. The equivalent of more than 1.7 million deaths were avoided in those 21 years, according to the American Cancer Society. Still you’ll want to know the 9 cancer risk factors.
More than 30 percent of cancer is preventable
By sticking to a healthy diet, exercising regularly, moderating drinking and not smoking, you can lower your risk of developing cancer. In developing countries, HBV and HPV vaccines could prevent as much as 20 percent of cancer deaths, according to the World Health Organization.
