Cancer statistics, 2000

The Surveillance Research Program, of the American Cancer Society's, Depart ment of Epidemiology and Surveillance Research reports its annual compilati on of estimated cancer incidence, mortality, and survival data for the Unit ed Stares in the year 2000. After 70 years of increases, the recorded numbe r of total cancer deaths among men in the LIS declined for the first time f rom 1996 to 1997, This decrease in overall male,mortality is the result of recent downturns in lung and bronchus cancer deaths, prostate cancer deaths , mid color and rectum cancer deaths, Despite decreasing numbers of deaths from female breast cancer and colon an d rectum cancer, mortality associated with lung and bronchus cancer among w omen continues to increase. Lung cancer is expected to account for 25% of a ll female cancer deaths in 2000. This report also includes a summary of glo bal cancer mortality rates using data from the World Health Organization.