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From NIH's National Cancer institute: * Approximately 39.5% of men and women will be diagnosed with cancer at some point during their lifetimes (based on 2015–
by indymike 3y ago
From NIH's National Cancer institute:
* Approximately 39.5% of men and women will be diagnosed with cancer at some point during their lifetimes (based on 2015–2017 data). This is no where near 50% of people "having cancer".
* The rate of new cases of cancer (cancer incidence) is 442.4 per 100,000 men and women per year (based on 2013–2017 cases). (.442%)
* The cancer death rate (cancer mortality) is 158.3 per 100,000 men and women per year (based on 2013–2017 deaths) (.158%).
Regardless, these numbers are very scary.
- mvkel 3y agoThis just says we're living longer, not that cancer is suddenly becoming an epidemic. Live long enough and you will get cancer.
- copperx 3y agoThose numbers have been about the same in the last two decades. The numbers have always been that high.
- Nathanba 3y ago40% is definitely near 50%
- mtmickush 3y ago"will have" infers a future present though. 40% will have at some point in their life is substantively different than 50% having at a single moment in time
- XorNot 3y agoThose numbers are context-less. Cancer is what happens to you if something else doesn't kill you first.
- rootusrootus 3y agoExactly this. The prevalence of cancer in my family is pushing 100%. However, the onset is almost always in the mid/upper 80s to early 90s. So it's not really that cancer is a problem for my family as much as it seems like living long enough to get killed by it is.