Massive Gap Between Cancer Deaths In Rich Vs. Poorer Counties Highlight Startling Health Disparities
Although nationally cancer deaths fell by 20 percent, there are still worrying pockets throughout the country that have had a spike in rates.
Los Angeles Times:
Death Rate From Cancer Down 20% Since 1980, But Clusters Of High Mortality Remain
The mortality rate due to cancer is falling nationwide, but worrisome pockets of deadly malignancy persist — and in some places have worsened — in regions throughout the country, according to the first-ever county-by-county analysis of cancer deaths across the United States. The death rate attributed to various types of cancer declined 20% between 1980 and 2014, according to research published Tuesday in the Journal of the American Medical Assn. During that time, the number of cancer deaths per 100,000 Americans dropped from 240.2 in 1980 to 192 in 2014. (Healy, 1/24)