Shifts in cancer mortality: Place of living increasingly determines where historic drop in cancer mortality reaches

MedicalXpress | 四月 11, 2026

In 1991, the U.S. experienced a significant shift in cancer death rates, as, for the first time, deaths began a steady decline that continues to the present day. Researchers at Mississippi State's Social Science Research Center, in partnership with scientists at Oak Ridge National Laboratory, examined this decline to identify where and who benefited the most from this dramatic improvement.