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初中英语Lesson 17 Rise in Number of Cancer Survivors 英语听力: asf听力文件无病毒，请放心打开 听力理解 Key words: 1. cancer 癌症 2. survivor 幸存者 3. prevention 预防，防止 4. researcher 研究者 5. prostate 前列腺 6. colorectal 结肠 直肠的 7. traditional 传统的 Exercises: I. Fill in the blanks with the words you have heard from the report. 1. Researchers say ________ rates in the United States from ________ cancers ________ have ________ for thirty years. 2. Survival rates have ________ for most of the top ________ cancers in ________ men and women, and for cancers in________. 3. The ________ Cancer Institute and the ________ for Disease ________ and Prevention studied the ________ of cancer survivors. 4. Researchers say ________ percent of children with cancer will ________ at least ________ years after the ________. 5. They say public ________ programs should also ________ to support the ________ numbers of cancer survivors and their ________. II. Answer the following questions according to what you have heard from the report. 1. What is the first leading cause of death in the United States? 2. How can a cancer survivor be defined? 3. How many cancer survivors did the United States have in 1971? 4. How old are the majority of cancer survivors? 5. What was the five-year survival rate for children in the 1970s? Rise in Number of Cancer Survivors This is Phoebe Zimmerman with the VOA Special English Health Report. Cancer is the second leading cause of death in the United States, after heart disease. In the past, it was often considered a death sentence. But many patients now live longer because of improvements in discovery and treatment. Researchers say death rates in the United States from all cancers combined have fallen for thirty years. Survival rates have increased for most of the top fifteen cancers in both men and women, and for cancers in children. The National Cancer Institute and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention studied the number of cancer survivors.