R.O.I. on Cancer Spending: Better Than We Think?

R.O.I. on Cancer Spending: Better Than We Think? - Freakonomics Blog - NYTimes.com: "Believe it or not, this flat mortality rate actually hides some good news. Over the same period, age-adjusted mortality from cardiovascular disease has plummeted, from nearly 600 people per 100,000 to well below 300. What does this mean? Many people who in previous generations would have died from heart disease are now living long enough to die from cancer instead."