Even vanquishing heart disease, the leading killer, would add only 10 years, he says.
Still, cardiovascular disease remains the leading killer of both men and women.
These medicines can cut the number of heart attacks by a third for patients who take them, but that still leaves cardiovascular disease as the leading killer in the western world.
That means data from 4, 000 years of preserved corpses shows that serious cardiovascular disease, the leading killer of people in the Western world, has been with us since before we started planting crops.
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If Iressa wins approval by midyear, it will become the first targeted treatment for lung cancer, the leading cancer killer in the U.S., afflicting 169, 500 people.
Prostate cancer is the second-leading killer in men, with more than 240, 000 new diagnoses and 28, 000 deaths every year.
Emma Edwards said it was hoped someone could still provide information leading to the killer, in what Kent Police have said is still an active investigation.
Stroke is the third-largest killer in the United States and a leading cause of serious long-term disability.
The Crimestoppers reward is offered for information leading to the arrest and conviction of her killer.
He works on one project aimed at reducing the death rate from sepsis, a leading killer, and says thousands of lives could be saved each year if every hospital implemented the measures used in the study.
"We have made tremendous strides in combatting smoking in New York City but this leading killer still threatens the health of our children, " said Dr. Thomas A. Farley, the health commissioner.
The initial research will focus on tuberculosis, the world's second-leading infectious killer, which disproportionately affects developing countries.
Known as the silent killer, ovarian cancer is the fifth leading cause of cancer death among women, killing 14, 600 annually.
Additionally, both crimes bear striking similarity to several other sexual assaults in the area, leading police to conclude that Denison's killer is a serial rapist who most likely lives or works in the area.
The killer attraction of such an aircraft would be its smooth aerodynamic profile, leading to low operating costs.
Colon cancer is the second biggest cancer killer in Britain, causing around 16, 000 deaths and leading to around 30, 000 new diagnoses every year.
Det Supt Mark Payne, who is leading the inquiry, said he would leave "no stone unturned" in the hunt for the killer.
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