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SUMMARY:Changing Cancer Mortality - Richard Peto\, Clinical Trial Service 
 Unit and Epidemiological Studies Unit\, University of Oxford
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CONTACT:Kate Davenport
DESCRIPTION:Over the past half century\, UK cancer mortality rates have be
 en dominated by the enormous increase and then decrease in tobacco-induced
  lung cancer\; by the spontaneous sevenfold decrease in stomach cancer\; b
 y the substantial decrease in uterus cancer mortality (recently reinforced
  by the screening programme)\; and by the high rates of mortality from can
 cers of the breast and large intestine (both of which have been reduced su
 bstantially in recent years by improvements in early detection and treatme
 nt).  Total UK cancer mortality rates have been falling rapidly since 1990
 \, as have all-cause UK mortality rates.  Indeed\, the overall probability
  of death before age 70 has decreased from 1 in 3 at 1975 mortality rates 
 down to only 1 in 6 at current UK mortality rates.  Still\, however\, almo
 st everyone will die before age 100.
LOCATION:Cancer Research UK Cambridge Research Institute\, Lecture Theatre
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