August 3, 2005 – Are we living in the age of cancer?

I found out today that a very good friend of mine was just diagnosed with Breast Cancer. I promised I wouldn’t tell anyone, so I can’t say who. This just upsets me beyond belief. It seems every where I go, either someone I know, or someone they know has just recently been diagnosed with some form of cancer. Cancer has become all too common, especially when a 31 year old with no history can develop it. So I wonder, are we living in the age of cancer?