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Was has a better chance mortality rate cornary heart disease or cancer?
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Depends: Cancer and heart disease are the two leading causes of mortality in the developed world. But your question is rather vague because it depends on the type of cancer, extent at time of diagnosis etc and the same for heart disease..category, treatment options etc etc
Answered 12/7/2014
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