The Business Of Cancer -- Al Jazeera
As advancements in DNA sequencing technology lead to personalised treatments, we examine the cost of the war on cancer.
It has been more than 40 years since Richard Nixon signed the National Cancer Act of 1971, beginning the 'war on cancer'. There have been notable successes since, particularly with childhood cancers. Childhood leukemia, once a death sentence, now has survival rates approaching 90 per cent. The American Cancer Society estimates that 767,000 cancer deaths were prevented over the last 20 years.
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My Comment: In short .... it's big business.
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