00:00Cancer still tops the list of Taiwan's leading causes of death.
00:04According to the latest data for 2025, cancer has been number one for 44 straight years.
00:10But health officials say it's not all bad news as overall deaths have been falling since the COVID pandemic.
00:39Still, some cancers are bucking this trend.
00:42Mortality rates for lung cancer, pancreatic cancer and ovarian cancer continue to rise.
00:48The government plans to use expanded screening, precision medicine and a cancer drug fund to reduce cancer mortality.
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