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Re: Cancer Deaths Down Since 'War on Cancer'

Robert Miles <mile...@usenet-news.net>

"cannnncer" wrote in message

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> http://www.webmd.com/cancer/news/20100310/cancer-deaths-down-since-wa...
> March 10, 2010 -- The U.S. is making gains on at least one war front,
> the "War on Cancer," according to a new analysis of cancer death
> statistics.

> Researchers found cancer deaths have dropped by 11% in men and 6% in
> women since 1971, when President Nixon signed the National Cancer Act
> declaring a "War on Cancer."

I'd expect most of the people in this newsgroup to think that it's
past time to start a "War on Diabetes", and not necessarily
restricted to just one country or based on obsolete ideas of how
to control diabetes.

Robert Miles