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And brain cancer detection probably got better as well.
by emsy 9y ago
And brain cancer detection probably got better as well.
- klipt 9y agoGBMs kill ~78% of patients within 2 years. Earlier detection wouldn't change the statistics much.
- manicdee 9y agoEarlier detection means you find the GBM before the person dies some other way that doesn’t require autopsy.
- klipt 8y agoMaybe, but has earlier detection really impacted GBM much? It's not like breast or testicular cancer - we can't encourage the population to "examine your brain for lumps". Even today someone could have no obvious symptoms of GBM one day, then have a seizure while driving and die in a car crash the next day. Though I guess if car crashes were a common cause of death that doesn't require autopsy, you'd see some difference in GBM rates between car heavy places like the US, vs places with better public transit like EU.