Cancer Your Days Are Numbered
"Cancer your days are numbered" —Cannabis January 23, 2020|Fuck Cancer It’s been 49 years since President Nixon signed the National Cancer Act of 1971. This legislation was created to focus attention towards government funding to research and eradicate CANCER as the leading cause of death in the U.S. (Eradicate cancer as the leading cause of death? Why not eradicate cancer period?). Today cancer is the 2nd leading cause of death behind heart disease. The first National Cancer Act was signed by President Roosevelt in 1937, which helped to establish The National Cancer Institute(NCI). The NCI became the FEDERAL GOVERNMENT’S principal agency for conducting research and training on the cause, diagnosis, and treatment of cancer. The NCI was also tasked with assisting and promoting similar...