The CBS Evening News (9/20, lead story, 3:10, Pelley) reported that the American Association for Cancer Research issued a "milestone" report showing that "there has been remarkable progress on some cancers, but nearly no improvement in others." Medical editor Dr. Jon LaPook said, "Over the last 30 years, death rates for all cancer dropped by 22% for men and 14% for women, resulting in almost 900,000 fewer deaths in the US." American Association for Cancer Research's Dr. Judy Garber noted, "Cancer is probably 200 diseases, not one disease. And we can cure cancer, we just can't cure all cancer." LaPook also noted a call for more federal funding, saying that "despite all the progress, as people live longer...cancer will soon overtake heart disease as the number-one killer in the United States." HealthDay (9/21, Goodwin) reports some of the most successful advances: "Breast cancer deaths fell about 28 percent," and "deaths from cervical cancer have dropped nearly 31 percent. Colorectal deaths have fallen 28 percent in women and 33 percent in men; deaths from leukemia have fallen nearly 15 percent in women and 10 percent in men; and deaths from stomach cancer have fallen 34 percent in women and 43 percent in men." Prostate cancer deaths have also decreased 39 percent. However, "certain cancers -- pancreatic, ovarian and lung, for example -- remain very deadly and are often caught after they've already spread, making them more difficult to treat."