While the number of men who've died from lung cancer has fallen by a staggering 24 percent, doctors are worried about future mortality rates for women, with detection rates for lung cancer in females up by 20 percent. More than half of all new cancers were found in the lung, breast, prostrate, bowel or were caused by melanoma. The good news is that overall death rates were down, but the number of cancers detected in women offers mixed results. Cervical cancer is down by 37 percent over the last 10 years, however breast cancer has risen by 20 percent. Other smoking related cancers, such as head and neck, bladder and pancreas cancers are also on the rise in women, a situation described as a tragedy by the Cancer Council.
Bowel cancer is the second most common overall cancer.
The report also revealed a 100 percent increase in the cancers of the thyroid gland in the neck. Doctors can only speculate as to the cause. Some theories believe the dramatic increase is due to exposure to nuclear radiation, while others believe it's due to the deceasing use of iodised salt in our diets. Rafter bows out of US Open. Improve your bottom line with help from the small business site.