The recipient of a juris doctor from the University of Toledo, Andrew Mittower is a former attorney who now serves as a business development consultant with Pro Se Litigants, where he has assisted 12 companies in going public. Beyond his professional pursuits, Andrew Mittower supports the American Cancer Society (ACS).
The rate at which American citizens have been diagnosed with cancer has been continuously declining over the past 25 years, according to a recent study published by ACS. Overall, the cancer rate has declined 27 percent since 1991. Using the most recently available data from 2016, ACS researchers found that cancer was the cause of death for 156 people out of every 100,000, which represents a stark decline from the highest-recorded rate of 215 deaths per 100,000 people.
The decline in the cancer rate can be attributed to a myriad of factors, including earlier detection and increased resources for hospitals, which enable them to provide more focused treatment options for specific cancers as opposed to standard chemotherapy regimens. ACS also suggests that a decline in smoking could be a contributing factor. Still, there remains a gap in cancer rates based on income - men who live in low-income counties have a 40 percent higher chance of being diagnosed with liver and lung cancer than those who reside in more wealthy areas.
