Chapter 18, Problem 3AWK

Summary Introduction

To review:

The reason as to why there is very little progress against cancer within the year range 1950 to 2011.

Introduction:

Cancer is a notorious disease, which is caused by a variety of factors. The normal genes start dividing abnormally leading to tumor formation. Some common cancer affecting men or women are lung cancer, breast cancer, prostate cancer, and blood cancer. Comparing to old times, with advances in technology and diagnosis becoming improved, cancer has become treatable. However, the progress has been slow, in fact only 14% (percent) the death rate is seen in the year range 1950 to 2011.