Oncologist: War on cancer not over

Doctors fighting on the front lines against cancer are cautiously enthusiastic about an American Cancer Society report showing that the tide of cancer deaths may be turning aftertwo years of declines in mortality.

“There?s been progress in the last few years in cancer, with more extensive therapy,” said Dr. Armando Sardi, oncologist with Mercy Medical Center in Baltimore. “There are people living with cancer, and the cancer has become controlled.”