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> Hmmm… Why did you stop quoting it there? > There are several factors that help to explain the increase in incidence: population growth, population ageing, e
by hombre_fatal 3y ago
> Hmmm…
Why did you stop quoting it there?
> There are several factors that help to explain the increase in incidence: population growth, population ageing, exposure to risk factors, improved screening and improved outcomes in other diseases (meaning that more people are reaching an advanced age, leaving them at risk of cancer). The incidence of different cancer types varies widely between different European countries, due to these factors.
There are better epistemic standards available than "numbers went up so my hobby horse causal ideal is doing it" despite its popularity on social media.
- pbhjpbhj 3y ago>exposure to risk factors Like irradiation from telecoms signals, maybe.
- cmsj 3y agoIrradiation from telecoms signals has been around for more than a decade. We'd also likely notice things like - lots of people getting a sort of rectangular shaped cancer right under their pants pocket ;)
- oblio 3y agoThe age argument doesn't seem to be holding up since cancer rates are growing for younger people: https://edition.cnn.com/2023/08/16/health/early-onset-cancer-increase/index.html https://edition.cnn.com/2023/08/16/health/early-onset-cancer... Better screening could be a factor. Also, population growth doesn't matter for a *rate*.