Health & Fitness
CDC Urges 47-67 years old to get Hep.C testing to avoid deadly Liver Cancer..
CDC issues strong warning for 47-67 years old people for Liver Cancer from Hep.C.
CDC data analysis has found that majority of Liver Cancer is among Baby Boomers born between 1945-1965.
72% of deaths are for this group--18000 times 0.72=12960 deaths per year.
Source is Hepatitis C --for which test exists,but people don't bother taking this test paid by insurance and medicaid--It does not cost much--but Treatment costs hundreds of thousands of $.
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