HealthCare Notes

8/19/13

Then & Now: Why We’re STILL So Bad At Treating Cancer (Hint – Profit Motive)

www.addictinginfo.org/2013/08/19/profit-from-treating-cancer/
"When you realize that the business of treating cancer is second only to the business of petrochemicals in profits, then you begin to understand one reason why those numbers have been so sluggish. From 1970 to 1990 alone, the business of treating cancer was worth $1 trillion. Today, cancer treatment is a $120 billion a year industry in the United States and $600 billion worldwide."