In the brief time you have to read these questions, ~60 more americans will lose their fight with cancer… one per minute… every minute… every hour… ~1500 more victims each day. most of us know someone who has been touched by this disease and the socio-economic burden to the country is large. the financial costs of cancer per year in the us, according to nih estimates are

$189.8 billion

as of 2010 this cost was $157 billion

Explanation:

this figure represented  the collective estimates of all cases of cancer.

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In the brief time you have to read these questions, ~60 more Americans will lose their fight with Cancer... One per minute... Every minute... Every hour... ~1500 more victims each day. Most of us know someone who has been touched by this disease and the socio-economic burden to the country is large. The financial costs of cancer 2004 in the US, according to NIH estimates