2. This multimodal project is composed of a compilation of charts and statistics. These questions will either be answered or will present to you a reason why it cannot be answered. This multimodal project is composed of a compilation of charts and statistics. These questions will either be answered or will present to you a reason why an answer is not given.

4. The first two images show the differences in the leading causes of death, first in 1975, second in 2010. The red portion on each graph represents “All Malignant Cancers” Question Answered: “How Deadly Is Cancer?”

6. This chart shows how much was spent in the financial year of 2010. These totals add up to 389.3 million dollars!

8. Source for charts: CDC Report: The Burden of Chronic Diseases and Their Risk Factors: National and State Perspectives Question Answered: Who can get cancer?

9. Dianne didn’t know what to expect when she was diagnosed with Stage 3 Breast Cancer. She told her husband and called her daughters. Her daughters decided that they did not want to talk on the phone for this conversation and hurried over to their mother’s house. The family prayed over her and all said encouraging words. This small mass was not supposed to be so serious, it was not expected by the surgeon, or anyone else for that matter. Dianne plead to the doctor, “I need to see my grandchildren grow up.”

12. Source: Deadliestcancers.org This chart shows the 8 deadliest cancers in the world. They are named deadliest to least deadliest in the following: Pancreas, Lung, Liver, Esophagus, Stomach, Brain & CNS, Ovary, and Myeloma. The circular chart shows the survival percentage among these patients in the same order.

13. Dianne has been “cancer free” for over a decade now but that’s not the case for many women who have gone down a familiar path. She volunteers for young women struggling with hanging on, because that’s all you can really do. Pray and hope that cancer doesn’t take you or your loved one. Dianne was one of the blessed ones in this kind of serious fight, but let’s not forget all who have been taken long before their time. How many more will be taken before we can finally say we have finished the race?

14. Source: Best Syndication News and The World Health Organization Question answered: “How long will it take to cure cancer?” We have the funds, the research teams, and the people to support the “race for the cure” but still there is not much hope surfacing. This chart shows the death rate prediction 15 years from now. (2030)

15. Question Answered: Why is cancer still amongst us? Cancer is still present and as deadly as ever because it is so complex. There are thousands of cancers and the one man who cures cancer will likely never exist. But why is the death rate not slimming down? Why aren’t we seeing effort being put into the money and time we have devoted to make sure that cancer research and treatment progresses? There has been a war on cancer for decades on decades but there is not decades of evidence that we are even stepping foot in the right direction.

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