Originally published July 26, 2023 4:00 pm PDT
Cancer is still very much an active disease.
QUICK FACTS:
- President Joe Biden on Tuesday gave a speech at the White House in which he discussed mental healthcare access.
- While speaking, he claimed that his administration had “ended” cancer.
- “I said I’d cure cancer and they looked at me like, ‘Why cancer?’” the 80-year-old president said.
- He asserted, “Because no one thinks we can, that’s why. We can. We ended cancer as we know it.”
- Given that cancer has not been cured and millions of Americans are suffering from it, Twitter users took to the social media platform to express their dismay that America has become an “international joke.”
- While some have written off the comment as a simple case of misspeaking, others have said the statement reflects Biden’s genuine belief that he ended cancer.
BIDEN’S MENTAL STATE QUESTIONED:
- Americans are increasingly doubting Biden’s mental fitness, according to a Harvard/Harris poll.
- The poll found that only 41% of registered voters believe Biden to be “mentally fit to serve as President of the United States.”
- American Faith reported that 43% of Democrats, 91% of Republicans, and 75% of Independents do not have confidence in Biden’s mental ability to serve as president of the United States.
- 68% of survey participants also believe that Biden is too old to serve another term, whereas 32% of participants believe the president is in good condition, despite the numerous instances the president has shown his mental and physical abilities are questionable.
BACKGROUND:
- The number of new cases of the four major types of cancer in the U.S. for 2023 alone is estimated to be 1,958,310.
- The American Cancer Society’s research estimates that there will be 153,020 new cases of colon and rectum cancer this year.
- According to the document, there will also be 238,340 new cases of lung and bronchus cancers.
- There will be 297,790 new cases of breast cancer, and 288,300 cases of prostate cancer.
