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Open in app View in browser     Axios Finish Line By Mike Allen, Erica Pandey and Jim VandeHei ·Jan 18, 2023 Jan 18, 2023 Welcome back. We're at finishline@axios.com. Smart Brevity™ count: 250 words ... 1 min.     1 big thing: Cancer mortality falls Illustration: Sarah Grillo/Axios   Here's a rare piece of good news: America's cancer mortality rate has fallen 32% since the early 1990s. The big picture: Less smoking and more screening are two of the factors driving the drop in the death rate, per the American Cancer Society. Zoom in: The overall decrease includes noteworthy drops in mortality from leukemia, melanoma, and kidney cancers in recent years, despite steady or even increasing incidence, Axios Tina Reed reports. The five-year survival rate for many cancers has improved since the 1990s, particularly for lung, breast and colon cancers. Advancements in treatment have also slashed the cancer death rate among kids and teens. Cancer mortality among kids ages 1 to 14 has dropped 71% since the 1970s, and the death rate among adolescents ages 15 to 19 has fallen 61% in that same time period, the American Cancer Society notes. Reality check: The progress has been uneven, with racial disparities in cancer prevention, screening and treatment. For almost every type of cancer, survival rates among Black people are lower than those among white people. Go deeper: The American Cancer Society breaks down cancer screening guidelines by age group — and lists healthy lifestyle choices we can all make.     A message from Axios Axios Local delivers news for your hometown     Get a daily digest of what's new in your hometown with our Axios Local newsletters. Now available in 26 cities, with more to come. Subscribe for free     🌳 Pic du jour Photo courtesy of Caitlin P. Finish Liner Caitlin P. from Lafayette, Indiana, sends today's photo: "Our dog Odin as we walked through the backcountry in Bedford, Pennsylvania. I live in Indiana now and miss the foliage and trees along the Appalachian mountains!"   Thanks to Elizabeth Black for copy editing today's newsletter. Are you a fan of this email format? Your essential communications — to staff, clients and other stakeholders — can have the same style. Axios HQ, a powerful platform, will help you do it.   Axios thanks our partners for supporting our newsletters. Sponsorship has no influence on editorial content. Axios, 3100 Clarendon B‌lvd, Arlington VA 22201   You received this email because you signed up for newsletters from Axios. To stop receiving this newsletter, unsubscribe or manage your email preferences.   Was this email forwarded to you? Sign up now to get Axios in your inbox.   Follow Axios on social media: