Lung Cancer History and Hope Infographic: What Do You Think? - 1260612

Thanks Jack for the link.

Interesting to learn the connection between smoking and lung cancer was made by a scientist/doctor as far back as 1929 yet I grew up in a generation where that was still being debated. Speaking as an ex smoker there's no big leap in an idea that smoking is bad for you.

This next piece of info is interesting in that it made it onto the list of WOW. I remember the discussion about it but haven't heard of it being used. 400,000 human cells is still super small. Is it being used yet?
WOW: Breakthrough, 2010:
A universal, precise, and specific gene-based test is able to pluck one abnormal cell from within a sea of 400,000 normal ones finding cancers invisible to CT scans, X-rays, and other methods of cancer detection. Test can tell:
If a person is cured with surgery or if there are cancer cells left behind that will require additional treatment,
Monitor the progression of each person’s cancer and its response to treatment,
Alert clinicians to a recurrence of disease.

Thanks!

I think visualizing the information in this way makes it easier to read and especially easier to absorb. The designer seems to be following some of the tools of 'wayfinding'; leading my eye to where he/she wants it to go, using color to signal importance, etc.. Although this is focused on attention-getting stats, I wonder if this type of visualization could be used with denser and more difficult information. I've seen numerous graphics attempting to show how some treatments work on the cell train (right description?) but they are usually too cramped and separated from the textual explanation. So I guess one requirement of making an info-graphic like this one is lots of space!