Making up stats to serve their needs

This is in regards to Mike Sehr's letter in the Jan. 9 letters section. I don't know where Mr. Sehr gets his statistics from but according to the CDC, the number one cause of death is heart disease and number two is cancer. Both are modifiable public health disorders.

The fourth cause of death is accidents, these are not distinguished as to what type, i.e.car, slip and fall etc. Heart disease and cancer kill over 1 million people a year.

Just goes to show how the conservative right makes up statistics to fit their needs.

John Krakow

Roselle