Cancer Death Rates for Men 40% higher than women in U.S

The cancer death rate is 40 percent higher for men than women, and the incidence of cancer is 20 percent higher in men. The cancer death rate in the United States has dropped by 25 percent since its 1991 peak, resulting in 2 million fewer cancer deaths than if the rate had stayed the same, the American Cancer Society said Thursday in a new report.