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| September 03, 2003 | COPYRIGHT 2007 The Post and Courier. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan. All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group. (Hide copyright information)Copyright

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WASHINGTON-Cancer deaths may be leveling off after several years of decline, and many states are lagging in proven methods to fight the most common tumors, says the nation's annual report on cancer.

Sixteen states spend less than $1 per person on tobacco control - far less than the $5 to $10 per person recommended - even though smoking is the leading cause of lung cancer, the nation's top cancer killer. Screening for breast and colorectal cancer varies widely, too.

And there's a widening racial gap as white Americans increasingly survive certain tumors better than blacks, says the report published Tuesday in…

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