Rosenthal D S
CA Cancer J Clin. 1998 Jan-Feb;48(1):3-4. doi: 10.3322/canjclin.48.1.3.
Dr. Rosenthal, President of the American Cancer Society, notes that in this year's annual cancer statistics article, for the first time a favorable change in direction is reported. The data document a reduction in the total number of new cancer cases and declining cancer death rates in the United States. In addition, 5-year survival rates continue to improve for most cancers. Nevertheless, some areas still need further attention, such as the differences in survival statistics between African Americans and whites and the more favorable decline in mortality among men than among women.
美国癌症协会会长罗森塔尔博士指出，在今年的年度癌症统计文章中，首次报道了方向上的积极变化。数据表明美国新癌症病例总数有所减少，癌症死亡率也在下降。此外，大多数癌症的5年生存率持续提高。然而，一些领域仍需进一步关注，比如非裔美国人和白人在生存统计数据上的差异，以及男性死亡率的下降比女性更为明显。
