Perimeter
Chapters (28)
- Chapter One
- Chapter Two
- Chapter Three
- Chapter Four
- Chapter Five
- Chapter Six
- Chapter Seven
- Chapter Eight
- Chapter Nine
- Chapter Ten
- Chapter Eleven
- Chapter Twelve
- Chapter Thirteen
- Chapter Fourteen
- Chapter Fifteen
- Chapter Sixteen
- Chapter Seventeen
- Chapter Eighteen
- Chapter Nineteen
- Chapter Twenty
- Chapter Twenty-One
- Chapter Twenty-Two
- Chapter Twenty-Three
- Chapter Twenty-Four
- Chapter Twenty-Five
- Chapter Twenty-Six
- Author’s Note
- Addendum
Darwin’s Cipher
M.A. Rothman
Copyright © 2019 Michael A. Rothman
Cover Art by M.S. Corley
This is a work of fiction. Names, characters, businesses, places, events, locales, and incidents are either the products of the author’s imagination or used in a fictitious manner. Any resemblance to actual persons, living or dead, or actual events is purely coincidental.
CONTENTS
Chapter One
Chapter Two
Chapter Three
Chapter Four
Chapter Five
Chapter Six
Chapter Seven
Chapter Eight
Chapter Nine
Chapter Ten
Chapter Eleven
Chapter Twelve
Chapter Thirteen
Chapter Fourteen
Chapter Fifteen
Chapter Sixteen
Chapter Seventeen
Chapter Eighteen
Chapter Nineteen
Chapter Twenty
Chapter Twenty-One
Chapter Twenty-Two
Chapter Twenty-Three
Chapter Twenty-Four
Chapter Twenty-Five
Chapter Twenty-Six
Author’s Note
Addendum
CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION
CDC 24/7: Saving Lives, Protecting People™
Expected New Cancer Cases and Deaths in 2030
Report #A15928
CONFIDENTIAL FINDINGS
NOT FOR PUBLIC RELEASE
Between 2018 and 2030, we expect the number of new cancer cases in the United States to go up about 24% in men, more than 1,000,000 cases per year, and by about 21% in women, to more than 900,000 cases per year.
The kinds of cancer we expect to increase the most are:
- melanoma (predominantly in white men and women)
- prostate, kidney, liver and bladder cancers in men.
- lung, breast, uterine and thyroid cancers in women.
Despite the reduction in rates of cigarette-linked cancers, such as lung cancer, we have seen steady increases in other cancer rates due to an aging population, a worsening obesity issue, and other as-of-yet-undetermined factors.
About two thirds of adults and one third of children are now categorized as either overweight or obese. These weight-related conditions increase risks of female breast, colorectal, esophageal, uterine, pancreas, and kidney cancers. We expect rates of these weight-related cancers (with the exception of breast and colorectal cancers) to increase another 30% to 40% by 2030.
New cases of liver cancer are expected to increase by more than 50%, as a result of an increase in hepatitis infections. Oral cancers in white men are expected to increase by about 30%, due to a higher incidence of human papillomavirus (HPV) infections.
Other potential factors for increased cancer rates include shifting racial demographics and other environmental considerations.
RECOMMENDATION
It is fair to say that we are on the cusp of a cancer epidemic in our nation. More research funding is needed to focus on treatment and prevention, otherwise the cost of medical care for cancer patients may eventually exceed all other medical expenses combined.
Paula E. Gruyerre, M.D.
Director of CDC
U.S. Department of Health & Human Services
Chapter One
Jon LaForce scrambled down the steep path leading into Tikaboo Valley and took a swig from the cheap red wine he’d bought from a nearby gas station. Almost immediately a flush crept up his neck and warmed his cheeks.
He’d just been fired for the second time this month.