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11 million people will be diagnosed with cancer in 2008. Chances are you could be one of them. |
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The National Institutes of Health estimates overall costs of cancer in 2007 at $219.2 billion |
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All cancers caused by cigarette smoking and heavy use of alcohol could be prevented completely |
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Cancers that can be prevented or detected earlier by screening account for at least half of all new cancer cases |
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Federal funding for prevention and research continues to decline |