President’s Cancer Panel Annual Report for 2007-2008

This annual report states that 2007 brought the announcement of the steepest decline in ancer deaths ever recorded in the United States. This milestone reflects the wisdom of our national investments in cancer research and care and is one of the most encouraging signs of progress since the war on cancer was declared in 1971. Yet this year alone, over a half million more Americans will lose their battle with cancer. Tragically, nearly two-thirds of these deaths could have been prevented through changes in lifestyle.