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"dramatic rise" cool... By how much? Am I the only one tired of super dramatized articles with no facts or data at all?

• tacker2000 3y ago
  It’s sad that even an institution like Harvard is succumbing to this kind of sensationalism…
  • tjpnz 3y ago
    Is this meant to be satirical?
    • tacker2000 3y ago
      No, not really. Are they usually posting stuff like this?
• Retric 3y ago
  Between 0% and some number… >They couldn’t precisely measure what proportion of this growing prevalence could solely be attributed to screening and early detection. However, they noted that increased incidence of many of the 14 cancer types is unlikely due to enhanced screening alone.
  • Aachen 3y ago
    > Between 0% and some number Not exactly! Many of the cancer rates in many countries were actually below 0%! Dramatic :)
    • Retric 3y ago
      Some number need not be positive ;)
• layer8 3y ago
  Page 3 of the linked study [0] shows annual average percentage changes. Not sure how “dramatic” those are. [0] https://www.nature.com/articles/s41571-022-00672-8.epdf https://www.nature.com/articles/s41571-022-00672-8.epdf
• IAmGraydon 3y ago
  Flag it and move on. Articles like this need to be moved to the waste bin and we can all collectively make that happen.