Curability of Cancer
Cancer is the second leading cause of death in the US. Some cancers are very curable, others are sometimes curable, but we generally fail in our attempts to cure others. In some cases, palliation (relief of pain) is possible although a cure is difficult.
| Cancer deaths in the US in 1993 | |
| Lung | 146,000 |
| Colorectal | 58,000 |
| Breast | 46,000 |
| Prostate | 34,000 |
| Pancreas | 25,000 |
| Lymphoma | 21,000 |
| Leukemia | 20,000 |
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