Which of the following is true regarding the incidence of cancer in the United States?

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Collectively,all cancers combined account for about 23% of deaths in the United States,thereby placing cancer second only to heart disease as a leading cause of death.Concordant with improvements in health and medical care resulting in increased longevity,the incidence of cancer has increased over the past 50 years.Since 1999,cancer has surpassed heart disease as the leading cause of death for those younger than 85,when deaths are aggregated by age.The death rate from all cancers combined has decreased slightly in the past 10 years.

Which of the Following Is True Regarding the Incidence of Cancer