has risen from 47 years in 1900 to more than 78 years today. Life expectancy for a baby born in the U.S. Francis Collins, quote, “Americans are living longer, healthier lives. NERMEEN SHAIKH: Why has there been so little progress in the war on cancer? According to the director of the National Institutes of Health, Dr. She says this type of treatment would be more effective, cheaper and less toxic. Instead, she says, the focus should be on the very first stages - the first cell, as her book is titled. Azra Raza, author of the new book, “The First Cell: And the Human Costs of Pursuing Cancer to the Last.” She argues that experiments and the funding for eradicating cancer look at the disease when it is in its later stages, when the cancer has grown and spread. Today we spend the hour with renowned cancer doctor, Dr. We spend $150 billion each year treating cancer, yet a patient with cancer is as likely to die of it today - with a few exceptions - as one was 50 years ago. That’s what a leading cancer doctor calls the protocol of surgery, chemotherapy and radiation.
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