Dramatic Growth In Cancer Rates Among US Elderly, Minorities Predicted

Wednesday, April 29, 2009 - 22:21 in Health & Medicine

Over the next 20 years, the number of new cancer cases diagnosed annually in the United States will increase by 45 percent, from 1.6 million in 2010 to 2.3 million in 2030, with a dramatic spike in incidence predicted in the elderly and minority populations, according to new research.

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