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^^^^^^GREETINGS FROM^^^^^^^^^^ Ivan Suzman 47/10 [log in to unmask] Portland, Maine land of lighthouses 57 deg. F starry pre-dawn *********************************************************** Hi Jim and Emily, An activist's PERSPECTIVE: I sometimes use the amazing figure of 23 million! You get this by taking the fact that 1 of 100 Americans over 60 will develop it, and multiplying by 230 million Americans who will eventually reach age 60. On Sat, 28 Jun 1997 03:45:18 -0400 jim and emily jackson <[log in to unmask]> writes: >With all the recent publicity regarding the advances in genetics, I >note a >discrepancy in estimates of numbers of PWPs: some articles say >500,000, >others say over one million. I am planning local publicity and would >like >to quote the most accurate estimate--I like the million, for emphasis >only, >of course (wish there were fewer, in actuality). Any problems with >this >figure, does anyone know?