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Article: Prostate Cancer Deaths Drop 10 Percent

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February 25, 2006
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Atlanta Inquirer
02-25-2006
Prostate cancer deaths will hit an all time low in 2006 - an astounding 10
percent drop from 2005.

"These numbers tout the success of annual early detection and advances in
treatment as a result from public and privately funded research," National
Prostate Cancer Coalition CEO Richard N. Atkins, M.D. said. "Spreading the
word that annual screenings work and making contributions toward the
advancement of treatments will make prostate cancer a memory."

Prostate cancer remains the second deadliest cancer among American men at
27,350 (down from 30,350 in 2005). The disease also remains the most
commonly diagnosed non-skin cancer in American men at 234,460 (up from
232,460 ...

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