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A bit off topic, but my neighbor is currently dying from an aggressive cancer. She moved to the US from Ireland ~25 years ago. She’s convinced there’s somethin
by leesalminen 9y ago
A bit off topic, but my neighbor is currently dying from an aggressive cancer. She moved to the US from Ireland ~25 years ago.
She’s convinced there’s something in the US that causes increased cancer rates vs. Ireland. No family history of cancer and apparently is less common there than here.
I thought it was interesting and have no data to back it up. Just thought I’d share a dying Irshwoman’s perspective.
- windlep 9y agoThe stats here seem to indicate Ireland is immediately behind the US in cancer rates: https://www.wcrf.org/int/cancer-facts-figures/data-cancer-frequency-country https://www.wcrf.org/int/cancer-facts-figures/data-cancer-fr...
- esprehn 9y agoThere's data available about that if you're curious: https://www.wcrf.org/int/cancer-facts-figures/data-cancer-frequency-country https://www.wcrf.org/int/cancer-facts-figures/data-cancer-fr... It doesn't seem Ireland and the US are much different.
- rsynnott 9y agoDeath rates from cancer also seem to be similar, incidentally. There are countries where cancer kills a notably smaller number of people than in the US, but Ireland isn’t one of them: http://www.cancerresearchuk.org/health-professional/cancer-statistics/worldwide-cancer/mortality#heading-Zero http://www.cancerresearchuk.org/health-professional/cancer-s...
- TylerE 9y agoI suspect it has more to do with modern medicine extending life spans so people are living long enough to die of cancer rather than other things like heart conditions.
- dmoo 9y agoMy guess is that it is a function of her age. As you get older you know more people who get sick and die so it seems common.