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Cancer death rates fall 20 percent since 1980

A new study shows that cancer mortality has declined 20 percent since 1980, but some areas of the country have pockets of stubbornly high rates.

by Cassandra Pollock

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A new study shows that the cancer mortality rate has declined 20 percent since 1980, but some areas of the country have pockets of stubbornly high rates. (Los Angeles Times)

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