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He looks at it empirically > Cancer deaths have fallen by a total of just 5 percent since 1950. (In comparison, heart disease deaths are a third of what they
by ryanackley 8y ago
He looks at it empirically
> Cancer deaths have fallen by a total of just 5 percent since 1950. (In comparison, heart disease deaths are a third of what they were then, thanks to innovations like statins, stents, and bypass surgery.)
Not sure if this takes into account x year survival rates.
- cptskippy 8y agoThat was my first thought. What about early detection and treatment? There's a saying "live long enough and you'll die of cancer".