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Prostate cancer deaths on the decline nationwide

Progress has been shown in the death rates from prostate cancer and the other three leading cancers-lung, breast, and colorectal. Deaths from prostate cancer have fallen 4.0% during the 5-year period from 1996 to 2000. Bladder cancer decreased by 0.4% over the same period.

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