Cancer death rates in the U.S. have dropped dramatically in the past 35 years, falling by 35%, according to a report from the American Association for Cancer Research. The decline, which translates to nearly 5 million fewer cancer deaths since 1991, has been driven in large part by increased screening and advances in cancer treatments. But the progress has not been seen equally across the country. Black people in the U.S. have long had higher cancer death rates than white people, though the gap has narrowed in recent years. Still, Black people are about twice as likely to die from multiple myeloma and cancers of the stomach, prostate and gallbladder as white people.
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Source: https://www.nbcnews.com/health/cancer/cancer-death-rates-plunge-clear-disparities-remain-new-report-says-rcna350600