A graphic that explains the myth and fact about cancer rates reach epidemic proportions. It has two illustrations one on the left side of the image and the other on the right side. The first illustration is of a woman with red hair wearing a blue shirt with a thought bubble above her head that reads "Is There a Cancer "Epidemic?" The thought bubble is filled with text that explains that the daily news is 5¢ and the fact is "Cancer Rates Reach Epidemic Proportions." In the second illustration there is a bar graph that shows the percentage of cancer rates in the United States from 1940 to 1990. The graph shows that the number of people who have been diagnosed with cancer has increased from 40 to 20 years ago with the highest percentage being around 40 years old. The data is presented in a table format with columns for the years 1940 1950 1960 1970 1980 1990 and 1990.
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