By 1970 , as the vietnam war ate away at the nation 's soul and resources , richard nixon came to think that a presidentially promoted war on cancer could be much more popular and more likely to end in unambiguous victory .

到1970年，越战已经将整个国家的灵魂和资源消费殆尽，尼克松开始认为由总统发起的对癌症的战争可能会更受人欢迎，更有可能取得毫无争议的胜利。