ADVISORY/Experts Available To Discuss Report on Cancer Deaths.Business Editors ADVISORY... --(BUSINESS WIRE) TOPIC: A report appearing in the Journal of the National Cancer Institute says after years of showing a decline, cancer deaths are beginning to level off, according to according to prep. 1. As stated or indicated by; on the authority of: according to historians. 2. In keeping with: according to instructions. 3. an article by The Associated Press Associated Press: see news agency. Associated Press (AP) Cooperative news agency, the oldest and largest in the U.S. and long the largest in the world. . Although it has been recommended that each state spend $5 to $10 per person on tobacco control to prevent lung cancer lung cancer, cancer that originates in the tissues of the lungs. Lung cancer is the leading cause of cancer death in the United States in both men and women. Like other cancers, lung cancer occurs after repeated insults to the genetic material of the cell. , the nation's annual report found that 16 states spend less than $1 per person. Death rates for lung, breast, prostate and colorectal cancers are still declining except in the case of women with lung cancer. The report also found that more African Americans die of cancer than Caucasians. Experts cite socio-economic reasons for the difference. EXPERTS: ExpertSource can offer several highly qualified experts to comment on this story: Dr. James Ehrlich is the medical director and founder of Colorado Heart and Body Imaging in Denver. Colorado Heart & Body Imaging is a preventive medical imaging facility using electron beam tomography Electron beam tomography is a specific form of computed axial tomography (CAT or CT) in which the X-Ray tube is not mechanically spun in order to rotate the source of X-Ray photons. (EBT EBT See: Earnings Before Taxes ) for early detection of coronary disease and cancer. Dr. Ehrlich is currently on staff at University Hospital and Rose Medical Center, Denver. PR Contact: Dan Snyders 303-623-1190 x230 dan@gda-pr.com Professor Jun Liu, of Massachusetts Institute of Technology Massachusetts Institute of Technology, at Cambridge; coeducational; chartered 1861, opened 1865 in Boston, moved 1916. It has long been recognized as an outstanding technological institute and its Sloan School of Management has notable programs in business, , Center for Cancer Research Departments of Biology and Chemistry, is an expert regarding cancer research. 617-253-5750 617-253-1000 (University PR Phone) Dr. Ronald Citron citron (sĭt`rən), name for a tree (Citrus medica) of the family Rutaceae (orange family), and for its fruit, the earliest of the citrus fruits to be introduced to Europe from Asia. is an independent consultant who can discuss causation analysis of missed cancer diagnosis, lung cancer and breast cancer. 707-942-5818 ExpertSource cannot guarantee the immediate availability of these experts or their familiarity with this specific issue. ExpertSource provides academic and industry experts to the media at no charge. Journalists are encouraged to submit queries to ExpertSource when seeking experts on specific subjects. An online registration form is available at http://www.businesswire.com/. |
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