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The estimated number of new cancer cases, except for lung cancer and melanoma, are also predicted to be down this year in The society projects there will be morethan 27,000 new cases of cancer in Wisconsin in 2009 and abour 11,000 deaths. The American Cancer Society’s newly releasedx annual cancerstatistics "Cancer Statistics 2009," finds that for the firsyt time since these data have been tracked, overalll cancer incidence rates are now decreasinf in the U.S. in both men and women. The report also stated declinesin U.S. cancer death rates equate to aboutt 650,000 deaths from cancer avoided or delayed between 1990and 2005.
The decreasese are direct results of improvements inpublicd health, like reductions in smoking, earlier detectionh of cancers, and better treatments, accordinf to the society. “Because the death rate continuewsto drop, it means that about 100,000 Americana each year who would have died from cancer are liviny to celebrate another birthday,” John American Cancer Society chief executive officer, said in a The full Cancer Statistics report can be viewe d at .