Annually, as cancer progression occurs the money spent in the United States according to the National Cancer Research (NCI) bounces around, “$4.8 to $5.2 billion per annum on cancer research and treatment development” whereas, the total amount of money invested in the medical field per annum is six times this amount (NCI). This amount of money annually spent has impacted every American life because cancer can affect anyone with the genetics acceptable to cancer. Therefore, the motivation to stay alive longer urges the push forward to find a cure for cancer at any cost. For instance, we would all want to see our future children grow up, yet with a disease like cancer(caused by a division of abnormal cells in a certain body part) this important part of life will be stripped from people who die
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Specifically, the government has invested enormous amounts of time and money throughout the years, yet no major findings have occurred. In return, this not only hurts Cancer recipients ,but the population as a whole. For the simple reason that, Americans dream of the day of less stress involved in already stressful lives all humans endure. Thus, the burden of cancer finally exonerated from this planet will bring more peace than distraught, however this infectious disease still has a place on this planet. However, an opposing view claims` the money funded has made significant progress towards finding a cure. The American Cancer Society (ACS) which help people stay well and get well, find cures, and fight back against cancer, explains that with the money invested has helped all types of cancer. For instance, the American Cancer Society claims that new drugs such as, “Denosumab (Xgeva, Prolia) can also be used to help strengthen and reduce the risk of fractures in bones that have been weakened by metastatic breast cancer” (ACS). One cannot deny that
Specifically, the government has invested enormous amounts of time and money throughout the years, yet no major findings have occurred. In return, this not only hurts Cancer recipients ,but the population as a whole. For the simple reason that, Americans dream of the day of less stress involved in already stressful lives all humans endure. Thus, the burden of cancer finally exonerated from this planet will bring more peace than distraught, however this infectious disease still has a place on this planet. However, an opposing view claims` the money funded has made significant progress towards finding a cure. The American Cancer Society (ACS) which help people stay well and get well, find cures, and fight back against cancer, explains that with the money invested has helped all types of cancer. For instance, the American Cancer Society claims that new drugs such as, “Denosumab (Xgeva, Prolia) can also be used to help strengthen and reduce the risk of fractures in bones that have been weakened by metastatic breast cancer” (ACS). One cannot deny that