Cure any Disease

4/23/13 If I could cure any disease in the world, I would cure cancer. I have known a lot of people who were diagnosed with cancer, but, thankfully, they are still alive. Here are five facts about the disease:

1. One in three people will contract cancer, and one in four will die from the disease.
2. Within five years, cancer will surpass heart disease as the leading cause of death, according to the American Hospital Association.
3. An estimated 80 million people have health insurance insufficient to cover the costs of a catastrophic illness such as cancer.
4. The estimated annual cost of cancer to the United States, excluding incalculable psychosocial costs, is $110 billion, approximately 2 percent of the GNP.
5. Over the course of a lifetime, one in three women and one in two men will develop cancer.

To help researchers find a cure, go to https://www.cancer.org/involved/donate/donateonlinenow/index to donate to the American Cancer Society.