Thanks for a much better breakdown. My only point was that "survival" and "mortality" rates are often bandied about as a simple way of rolling up historical pro

Thanks for a much better breakdown. My only point was that "survival" and "mortality" rates are often bandied about as a simple way of rolling up historical progress in diagnosis and treatment, and that if I was diagnosed with some nasty form of cancer, I'd be more interested in the latter stat (for my particular age group).