The odds are 1 out of 2 (50%) that if you're a smoker who has been diagnosed with cancer, you will continue to smoke
Steve Jobs was one of the first twenty people in the world to have all of the genes of his cancer tumor as well as of his normal DNA sequenced
he first owner of the Marlboro Company died of lung cancer
The first cause of cancer was identified by British surgeon Percivall Pott, who discovered in 1775 that cancer of the scrotum was a common disease among chimney sweeps
Ulysses S. Grant finished his memoirs in 1885, a few weeks before his death from throat cancer. The book earned over $450,000 for his family after his death
Due to hunting, Tasmanian devils neared extinction at the beginning of the 20th century. Tasmanian wolves (also called tigers) became extinct in 1936. Today Tasmanian devils are endangered by a cancer called Devil Facial Tumor Disease
Every 30 seconds someone in the world dies of lung cancer
Breast cancer survivors may reduce their risk of recurrence by eating soy foods
Male firefighters who were exposed to toxic dust and smoke from the 9/11 attacks on World Trade Center have a 19 percent higher risk of getting cancer of all kinds than colleagues who were not exposed
The annual estimate for men who will be diagnosed with breast cancer is 2,140, and the number of men who will die from it is 450
