Congress finds the disease kills one American every 36 minutes
What the document says“esophageal cancer kills 1 American every 36 minutes every day”
The third of the section's eleven findings. Congress states the death rate as a rate over time rather than a yearly total.
What the document actually says“esophageal cancer kills 1 American every 36 minutes every day”
That sentence, in plain words
Congress says this cancer kills one person every 36 minutes. It says that goes on all day, each day.
What this is about
That works out to about 40 deaths a day. Congress puts the number here to show the size of the harm.
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