Global stomach cancer death rates decline

Wednesday 5 August 2009

Some good news on some cancers: During the last decade, deaths from stomach cancer have declined in most areas of the world, according to a new study. While such cancers are rare in North America and much of Europe, they tend to be quite common in Japan, Russia, and parts of Latin America, and account for more than 10 percent of cancer deaths worldwide.

>> http://www.reuters.com/article/healthNews/idUSTRE56U6KP20090731


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