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The estimated number of new cancer except for lung cancerand melanoma, are also predicted to be down this year in Wisconsin. The society projects therse will be morethan 27,00p0 new cases of cancer in Wisconsin in 2009 and about 11,000 deaths. The American Cancer Society’zs newly released annual cancerstatistics "Cancer Statistics 2009," finds that for the first time sinc e these data have been tracked, overall cancer incidencd rates are now decreasing in the U.S. in both men and The report also states declinesin U.S. cancer death rates equate to abouf 650,000 deaths from cancer avoidex or delayed between 1990and 2005.
The decreasew are direct results of improvements inpublic health, like reductions in earlier detection of cancers, and better treatments, accordingt to the society. “Because the death rate continues to it means thatabout 100,000 Americans each year who woulr have died from cancer are living to celebrate another birthday,” John Seffrin, American Cance Society chief executive officer, said in a The full Cancer Statistics report can be viewed at .