Chronic diseases account for more than 75% of the nation’s $2 trillion medical care costs. [link]
Reducing cancer death rates by 10% would generate roughly 180 billion dollars annually. [link]
A cure for cancer would be worth about $50 trillion! [link]
Gains in lifespan from 1970 to 2000 were worth roughly 95 trillion dollars to current and future Americans – roughly 3 trillion dollars per year. [link]