Dass die wirkliche Mortalitat an Lungenkrebs aber noch eine erheblich hoehere ist, als wir wissen, daran ist wohl kaum zu zweifeln. Zeigen doch alle groesseren Sektionsstatistiken, wie haufig bei den boesartigen Geschwulsten der Lunge die Diagnose verfehlt wird. W. Tabelle 1. Sterbefallraten fiir Krebs und andere maligne Tumoren und fur Krebs der Atmungsorgane in 14 ausgewahlten Landern (bezogen a tj 100000 Lebende). [Nach H. L. DuNN, J. Int. College of Sur- geons 23, (326 1955)} Krebs Krebs und andere maligne Tumoren der Atmungsorgane Land und Jahr ins i- mannlich weiblich mannlich weiblich gesamt gesamt England und Wales 147,8 8,4 12,9 4,3 1930-1932 145,5 143,0 1951 196,8 212,7 182,1 33,5 58,3 10,7 Schottland 10,6 1930-1932 146,9 141,4 157,1 8,0 5,6 50,9 1951 193,1 184,9 30,5 11,9 202,0 Finnland 107,0 13,6 1936-1938 107,6 108,3 7,8 2,3 132,8 21,5 38,0 1951 142,7 11\3,6 6,5 Schweiz 1929-1931 139,7 6,8 12,0 146,9 155,6 2,0 1951 180,1,19,3:33,8 192,1 204,7 5,5 Niederlande 1929-1931 125,7 4,7 7,2 2,2 121,7 117,7 29,7 1951 146,3 17,3 5,1 148,4 150,6 N euseeland 100,5 7,1 1930-1932 4,9 2,5 101,9 103,3 150: 3 1951 160,7 15,6 25,3 5,8 155,5 u SA 108,8 4: 3 1929-1931 3,1 1,9 97,4 86,3 136,1 14,7 24,4 1951 145,1 5,2 140,5 D anemark 1934-1936 161.

Zee Jackson, Hassan Winslow, Dex and Greg B are four young men out to take what wealth they can on the streets of Boston. Petty crime is all they know, until they hook up with Frank, who turns them onto lucrative, high-stakes jobs.

Twenty-one-year-old Zee has tried his hand at drug dealing, but it never worked out. Hassan is the bully of the group. Dexter, or Fat Dexter as some people call him, also wants to try the drug game, but his mother has an off-and-on addiction, so his conscience gets the best of him. Greg B often wonders why he hangs out with his crew so much, but they have been together for so long that he doesn't have many other friends.

Along with the money from the robberies come sex, drugs, and murder. When Zee falls in love, he just wants to live the rest of his life in peace. But if he and the rest of his friends want to enjoy the spoils, they must first survive life on the streets.