Cancer stats spur lawmakers
January 30th, 2008
Breast cancer, colorectal cancer and lung cancer are the most common and deadliest types, together accounting for 45 percent of cases and 52 percent of deaths.
“The good news is that we can do something about those three types of cancer,” Tucker said.
He said early detection through screening — and bringing down Kentucky’s high smoking rates — would greatly reduce the toll of these diseases. Currently, many patients find these cancers after they have spread, which is costly in lives and money.