Australia's cancer control saves 230,000 lives since 1980s: study

NAMPA / Xinhua

2025-07-09

SYDNEY, July 9 (Xinhua) -- More than 230,000 cancer deaths have been prevented in Australia since the mid-1980s thanks to decades of investment in cancer prevention, screening and treatment, a new study revealed. The study, published in the Australian and New Zealand Journal of Public Health on Tuesday, found that anti-smoking campaigns have driven a sharp decline in lung cancer deaths, while improved screening and treatments have reduced mort......

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