It’s been a big week for cancer in North America. David Bowie died, then Alan Rickman (oh Professor Snape!), then Celine Dion’s husband. Barack Obama prioritized cancer research in his final State of the Union address. And we were finally able to watch part two of Mad Men’s last season, thanks to our local video rental store, only to learn of Betty Draper’s stage 4 cancer diagnosis.

Yes, we’re hyper aware of cancer references due to our own situation, but this is ridiculous. Maybe it really has become a more prevalent disease, or we’re more aware as a society.

My half-joking idea of writing Cancer: The Musical seems like a better idea all the time.