共用题干 Rise in Number of Cancer SurvivorsCancer is the second leading cause of death in the United States,after heart disease. In the__________(1),it was often considered a death sentence.But many patients now live longer_________(2)of improvements in disco

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Rise in Number of Cancer Survivors

Cancer is the second leading cause of death in the United States,after heart disease.
In the__________(1),it was often considered a death sentence.But many patients now
live longer_________(2)of improvements in discovery and treatment.
Researchers say death_________(3)in the United States from all cancers
combined have fallen for thirty years.Survival rates have increased for most of the top
fifteen cancers in both men and women,and for cancers in_________(4).
The National Cancer Institute and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
studied the number of cancer survivors.A cancer survivor is defined________(5)
anyone who has been found to have cancer. This would include current patients.
The study covered the period________(6)1971 to 2001.The researchers found
there are three__________(7)as many cancer survivors today as there were thirty years
ago.In 1971, the United States had about three million cancer__________(8).Today
there are about ten million.
The study also found that 64% of adults with cancer can expect to still be_______
(9)in five years,Thirty years ago,the five-year survival rate was 50%.The government
wants to________(10)the five-year survival rate to 70% by 2010.
The risk of cancer increases with age.The report says the majority of survivors are 65
years and ________(11).
But it says medical improvements have also helped children with cancer live
________(12)longer.Researchers say 80% of children with cancer will survive at
least five years after the discovery.About 75% will survive at________(13)ten years.
In the 1970s,the five-year survival rate for children was about 50%.In the 1960s,
most children did not survive cancer. Researchers say they ________(14)more
improvements in cancer treatment in the future.In fact,they say traditional cancer-
prevention programs are not enough anymore.They say public health programs should also
aim to support the_______(15)numbers of cancer survivors and their families.

_________(11)
A:older
B:old
C:younger
D:young