UC Davis Study Finds Cancer Survival Rates Improving In California
DAVIS (CBS13) — A study by UC Davis has found cancer survival rates in the state of California improved over the course of 20 years.
The study compared the relative survival rates of people diagnosed with cancer between 1990 and 1994 to those diagnosed between 2006 and 2010. Those rates rose from 58 to 65 percent.
READ THE STUDY: Cancer Survival in California (UC Davis study)
Early diagnosis is cited as a major reason for the improved survival rates. The earlier a case was diagnosed,
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