Summer arrives officially in the Northern Hemi. Enjoy! (I prefer the Indian summer to the dog days of summer, anyway, so I have to wait -- and, no, it's not a Whales of August thing).
(But, do mind the melanoma - only 3% of the cases, but 80% of deaths, with 90% of those related to the dark side of the sun. There, I've done my civic duty, which is maybe more than we can expect from the oddball Bush appointee for Surgeons General)
error: These are the ACS figures for incidence and mortality from cancer. The numbers from the source that I used above did not sit right with me, it's been bothering me since, and I've finally had time to pull other numbers.
