Healthy Skepticism Library item: 18688

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Publication type: Journal Article

Kerr DJ, Midgley R
Can We Treat Cancer for a Dollar a Day? Guidelines for Low-Income Countries
N Engl J Med 2010 Aug 26; 363:(9):801-803
http://www.nejm.org/doi/pdf/10.1056/NEJMp1002812

Abstract:

In 2002, approximately 7.6 million people worldwide
died of cancer. These deaths accounted for
13% of all deaths worldwide in that year and, perhaps
surprisingly, exceeded the number of deaths