Over 40% of Americans will develop cancer; over 20% of Americans will die from cancer. Within five years cancer will be the leading cause of death in the United States, responsible for over 6 million years of life prematurely lost each year and an annual cost to the economy of over $100 billion. . . . [The budget of the National Cancer Institute] represents an investment in research, but more importantly an investment to improve the Nation’s health. It is an investment in hope -- the hope that springs from the discovery of the tools and knowledge that we must have to reduce the awful burden of cancer.
-- Richard Klausner, M.D., Director, United States National Cancer Institute

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As published in the VHL Family Forum 5:2, June 1997. For permission to reprint, please contact VHL Family Alliance, editor@vhl.org. Further information is available from the VHL Family Alliance, info@vhl.org.