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From the article: 61 people were diagnosed with cancer 7005 people were stationed there 5 brain cancers in 7,005 the US base rate is 1 in 16,000 for brain c
by omarhaneef 7y ago
From the article:
61 people were diagnosed with cancer
7005 people were stationed there
5 brain cancers in 7,005
the US base rate is 1 in 16,000 for brain cancer
(And this might undercount special forces etc etc)
- eloff 7y agoSo for brain cancer anyway we're in the neighborhood of an order of magnitude increase in risk over the general population. This is significant and seems reasonable to say it may be higher than the number of lives that could have been saved in combat by using this base.