Breast cancer? No, it is only found in 5 per thousand screening mammograms, not 5 per thousand people. Roughly speaking, about as many breast cancer deaths occur in the USA each year as there are names on the Vietnam War Memorial -- and those Vietnam War deaths occurred over the course of about 10 years. Imagine in your minds eye putting up a Breast Cancer Memorial each year. Further, breast cancer is a disease of relatively young women. While it is neither the most common cancer (skin) nor the most deadly (lung), it is by far the leader in cancer causing total years of lost life, because it strikes women in the prime of life. It is also a cancer for which very effective treatment and cure is possible, if diagnosed early. By the way, did you know that the death rates from cancer are 33% higher in the UK and 13% higher in Canada compared to the USA?
