We know that cancer is evil, but we may not have a good idea of just how much of an impact it has on life every year. So here’s a fact about cancer that ought to chill you:
There were an estimated 1.5 million new cases of cancer in the United States in 2010. Compare that to the 4 million new babies born every year.
For every three babies born, there is a new cancer victim.*
Please donate to the American Cancer Society.
*Some people develop more than one cancer, so the comparison isn’t strictly accurate. I’m not sure that is in any way reassuring, though.
You're a hero for doing this! : )
When my father-in-law was diagnosed with cancer, at age 65 (he has since passed away), the oncologist said that 1 in 2 people in the U.S. who live beyond a certain age will get cancer. Horrible.