Dr. Ryan Weight Calls Drop In Deaths For Some Common Cancers ‘A Celebration For The Medical Community’

(CBS4) – There is some very promising news in the fight against cancer. According to a new report, death rates have dropped for some of the most common cancers. Researchers tracked cancer deaths from 2014 and 2018 and found that among men, death rates dropped for 11 of the 19 most common cancers. For women, rates dropped for 10 of the 20 most prevalent cancers.

Dr. Ryan Weight, a medical oncologist with the Sarah Cannon Cancer Institute at Swedish Medical Center, shared his thoughts on the study on CBSN Denver.