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Halfway through the article, they spell out what they mean by "cuts risk of death by half": > After five years, 88% of patients who took the daily pill after t
by rob74 3y ago
Halfway through the article, they spell out what they mean by "cuts risk of death by half":
> After five years, 88% of patients who took the daily pill after the removal of their tumour were still alive, compared with 78% of patients treated with a placebo.
...which is still remarkable, but doesn't sound quite as good as "cutting by half".
- ieeamo 3y agoAfter 5 years, (i) Placebo: 22% mortality, (ii) Daily Pill: 12% mortality. 45% reduction in 5-year mortality. Quite close to “cutting by half”