Cancer And Poverty

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Both poverty and cancer and big dilemmas in this world. If I had the choice to stop one, I would choose to end cancer. I would choose to end cancer for many reasons; cancer is a huge problem of this world and as it strikes it takes the lives of many innocent people who deserve to live, it is not a problem created by humans it is a natural problem: for the same reason I would not choose to end poverty it is a disaster created by humans themselves. Firstly, cancer is a huge problem of this world and as it strikes it takes the life of many. As cancer hits this world, the most innocent ones are the ones to get affected by this deadly disease. It ruins many families as it takes the lives of their loved ones. Many families experience this problem

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