Lung cancer: Significant progress leads to record annual decrease in cancer mortality

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We were recently presented with the new report from American Cancer Society1 showing the biggest annual decrease in cancer mortality, which was mainly due to decline in smoking, as well as improvements in early detection and treatment.

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Fred R. Hirsch, MD, PhD
Executive director, Center for Thoracic Oncology, Tisch Cancer Institute, Mount Sinai
Professor of Medicine and Pathology, Icahn School of Medicine, Mount Sinai

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Fred R. Hirsch, MD, PhD
Executive director, Center for Thoracic Oncology, Tisch Cancer Institute, Mount Sinai
Professor of Medicine and Pathology, Icahn School of Medicine, Mount Sinai

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