What tuberculosis was to the 19th century, cancer is to the 20th ;an insidious, malevolent force that frightens people beyond all reason far more than ,say, diabetes or high blood pressure.

• 19世纪，人们受到肺结核威胁，20世纪，人们无法回避癌症，现在，潜在的恶魔：糖尿病和高血压，更加让人们感到恐慌。