MD Anderson Moon Shot
Worldwide obesity has almost doubled since 1980, and childhood obesity has been termed the greatest health challenge of the 21st century with a worldwide estimate of 42m overweight kids under the age of 5 (WHO). As people in developing countries adopt the unhealthy behaviors practiced in developing nations chronic disease is no longer a problem of the rich. Almost half the world’s children breath air polluted by tobacco smoke and in the 20th century tobacco was the cause of 100m deaths, but in the 21st century its predicted 1b will die. Yesterday at MD Anderson I participated in a strategic framework meeting, and walked out feeling part of a revolution. MD Anderson is drawing a line in the sand around cancer, and maybe, just maybe our boldness will nudge others to standup and begin to care!
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