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This article was published in Scientific American’s former blog network and reflects the views of the author, not necessarily those of Scientific American The recent deaths of Freeman Dyson, Philip ...

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First, some basic facts to convey the scale of the problem. Cancer is the second most lethal disease in the U.S., behind only heart disease. More than 1.7 million Americans were diagnosed with cancer ...

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