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American Cancer Society Says Broken Health Care System Will Be "Bigger Killer" Than Tobacco

The American Cancer Society has dedicated its entire advertising budget to the issue of lack of access to health insurance because it fears that the uninsured do not get adequate cancer screenings. From the NYT:
"I believe, if we don't fix the health care system, that lack of access will be a bigger cancer killer than tobacco," Mr. Seffrin [chief executive of the cancer society] said in an interview. "The ultimate control of cancer is as much a public policy issue as it is a medical and scientific issue."
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