incidence
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Cancer incidence rates have increased by 14% since the early 1990s.
From BBC • Apr. 23, 2026
Among the excluded markets are Argentina, Brazil, Mexico, and Peru, where the company held clinical trials that contributed to the drug’s development, in part because HIV incidence was high in those countries.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 9, 2026
Pfizer and Valneva’s experimental Lyme disease vaccine was over 70% effective in a trial, but findings were inconclusive due to low disease incidence.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 23, 2026
Individuals who experienced only mild infections did not show this elevated risk and actually had a slight decrease in lung cancer incidence.
From Science Daily • Mar. 13, 2026
Judging by the present incidence of the disease, the American Cancer Society estimates that 45,000,000 Americans now living will eventually develop cancer.
From "Silent Spring" by Rachel Carson
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