Heart disease continues to be the number one killer; cancer, the number 2 killer, not far behind. The tragic aspect of these deadly diseases is that they could all be cured, I do believe, if we had sufficient funding.
About this quote
- What does it mean?
- Funding medical research is essential because major killers like heart disease and cancer are potentially curable.
- In plain terms
- We need more money to cure deadly diseases.
- What can you take from it?
- Fund research to cure preventable diseases.
Where it applies
Putting it to work
Questions to consider
- How much funding is enough?
- What diseases need more attention?
Another view
Funding alone doesn't guarantee a cure.
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