To date:
The number of Ebola Deaths in America: 1
(with approximately 4-6 people infected and being treated.)
And the number of Cancer Deaths in America: 576,691 (per year [U.S. 2011])
Which coincidental works out to about 1 Cancer death per Minute, in the good-old Research-challenged US of A.
Thanks for nothing Austerity-fools.
I can now count my Mom among those "meaningless (and not worth talking about) statistics." Thanks Science-phobes, I suppose owe you my grief most of all.
What's your forwarding address?
For folks who are into crunching-numbers and stuff:
In the last five minutes,
about 5 people died of cancer:
576,691 cancer deaths per year [U.S. 2011]
/ 365.25
1578.9 per day
/ 24
65.8 per hour
/ 60
1.1 cancer deaths per minute.
Rest in peace, Mom. Your life
did matter. You were a life-long, proud Union Democrat, afterall.