Despite overall decline in secondary cancer diagnoses, female lung cancer survivors saw 60% increase from the 1970s to the 2010s, VCU Massey analysis finds

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As people continue to live longer and the survival rate of cancer diagnoses increases, researchers from VCU Massey Comprehensive Cancer Center decided to lead a multi-decade analysis studying the rates of subsequent primary cancers, which are new cancers unrelated to the original diagnosis. 

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