Cancer Research:
The 90 Billion Dollar Metaphor
(The “War on Cancer” after 40 Years)
Updated: April 12, 2012
Filename: CancerWar1972-2011.ppt
Next four slides are from American Cancer Society Data: 2010
Cancer Statistics, 2010
American Cancer Society
Cancer deaths in the US
have increased about
67% since 1971.
Population has grown a
bit more than that.
39% Drop
17% Drop
34% Drop
Improvement in cancer
deaths among men is
largely due to lung
cancer and stomach
cancer. Both of these are
results of prevention
more than treatment.
Colo-rectal cancer has
improved since 1985.
Early diagnosis is crucial
in colo-rectal cancer.
Improvements are largely due to stomach cancer ,
colo-rectal cancer, and uterine cancer. Prevention is
crucial in these improvements. Less so treatment.
Note infectious etiology (causation) by helicobacter
pylori in stomach cancer, and HPV human papilloma
virus in uterine cancer. Some improvement in breast
cancer is present since 1990.