Encouraging dip in rate of new cancers, deaths (AP)

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A nurse is seen in the corridor of a hospital. The rate at which new cancers are diagnosed and the death rate from the disease have both decreased in the United States for the first time in 10 years, according to a report published Tuesday by the National Cancer Institute.(AFP/File/Pascal Pavani)AP - The rate of new cancer cases finally may be inching down — cautiously optimistic news but a gain that specialists worry could be derailed by economic turmoil.


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