MSNBC Colon Cancer Deaths Drop Drastically

dianetavegia
dianetavegia Member Posts: 1,942 Member
edited March 2014 in Colorectal Cancer #1

The battle against colorectal cancer has been a growing success story: The death rate dropped roughly 20 percent in the last 10 years, according to American Cancer Society figures.

The new report — by researchers at the advocacy group and other organizations — predicts that death rate will drop even more over the next decade. By 2020, the rate could be half what it was in 2000, they said.


This is great news for all of us and our children. We're already halfway to 2020 so.... Let's all LIVE LONG and enjoy life!


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  • John23
    John23 Member Posts: 2,122 Member
    #2
    Not all that exciting.


    The "forward looking" report is based on an assumption only.

    Not that much has really changed in over 40 years.....
    Old News

    On the brighter side, new studies have indicated that where
    there is a family history of a specific cancer, the later generations
    have a much better chance of survival (and possible cure).

    Breast cancer for later generations of families that have
    had breast cancer, manage to survive better than those
    from families that did not suffer from breast cancer.

    Perhaps it's the immune system learning through genetic example,
    how to distinguish a cancer cell from a normal cell.

    Or.... Perhaps it's just a more conscious concern to get tests
    earlier....
  • dianetavegia
    dianetavegia Member Posts: 1,942 Member
    #3
    John23 said:

    Not all that exciting.


    The "forward looking" report is based on an assumption only.

    Not that much has really changed in over 40 years.....
    Old News

    On the brighter side, new studies have indicated that where
    there is a family history of a specific cancer, the later generations
    have a much better chance of survival (and possible cure).

    Breast cancer for later generations of families that have
    had breast cancer, manage to survive better than those
    from families that did not suffer from breast cancer.

    Perhaps it's the immune system learning through genetic example,
    how to distinguish a cancer cell from a normal cell.

    Or.... Perhaps it's just a more conscious concern to get tests
    earlier....

    Optimist
    Well, I'm an optimist and I ACCEPT this good news as such. :o)
  • AnneCan
    AnneCan Member Posts: 3,673 Member
    #4
    dianetavegia said:

    Optimist
    Well, I'm an optimist and I ACCEPT this good news as such. :o)

    Me too!
    Diane, thanks for possting this good news. I too am an optimist & will take any & all good nw any time! The good stories are what help me if I am feeling down.
  • John23
    John23 Member Posts: 2,122 Member
    #5
    dianetavegia said:

    Optimist
    Well, I'm an optimist and I ACCEPT this good news as such. :o)

    You -
    You will probably make an optometrist out of me yet!


    Stay well!
  • usakat
    usakat Member Posts: 610 Member
    #6
    John23 said:

    You -
    You will probably make an optometrist out of me yet!


    Stay well!

    Funny...
    Come on, John...admit it...you're really Andy Rooney, aren't you?

    I always get optometrists confused with ophthalmologists - however, I DO know the differences between an optimist, a realist and a pessimist....

    LOL!!!
  • John23
    John23 Member Posts: 2,122 Member
    #7
    usakat said:

    Funny...
    Come on, John...admit it...you're really Andy Rooney, aren't you?

    I always get optometrists confused with ophthalmologists - however, I DO know the differences between an optimist, a realist and a pessimist....

    LOL!!!

    Always sumptin'

    I always considered myself a "realist", since optimism has
    failed me so often, I started to become a pessimist.

    But one thing I'm safe to -never- become, is an orthologist.....
    .....for reasons I just can't seem to spell out!



    Stay well, silly Kat!

    (good to meet you on neutral turf, btw)

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