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Health Checkup: disparities in cancer funding

When it comes to attracting research dollars, no cancer brings in more money than breast cancer. That's partly because it's so common. Nearly everyone knows someone who has had the disease. But it turns out there are other cancers that are even more common and even more deadly that receive a fraction of the money that breast cancer does. For a look at some of the reasons why, ideastream®'s Eric Wellman spoke with Angela Townsend. Her story led the health section of the Plain Dealer on September 7th, 2010.