The United States funds basic medical research into alot of different areas.
Admitting im biased, because I have family members with cancer.
But the following, just doesn't seem right to me.
The US spends 21 billion a year on Aids research.
The US spends 4.7 billion dollars a year on Cancer research.
There are 400,000 americans with Aids.
There are 10,000,000 americans with Cancer.
There are 15,000 Aids related deaths each year in the US.
There are 500,000 Cancer related deaths each year in the US
Now it seems to me, we should be spending the 21 billion on Cancer and the 4.7 billion a year on Aids research.
Based on the number of people affected.
Yes, I know, we could be spending more on each.
But, shouldn't we be spending more on a diease that effects the most people ?
Im posting this in both the politics and health sections, since it deals with both issues.
2007-06-20
09:30:56
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jeeper_peeper321
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