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The 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-

by oblio 3y ago

The 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*.

dwaite 3y ago
> Also, population growth doesn't matter for a rate. You cited cases, not a rate.
- oblio 3y ago
  Europe's population (and EU's, if you compare the sum of current member state populations) is basically flat since 1995. Ergo the increase in cases means an increase in rate.
  - sneak 3y ago
    If growth (ie the first derivative) is flat (which means a steady rate of increase) then an increase of cases does not mean an increase in rate.
    - oblio 3y ago
      Thank you for the 10th grade math lesson, I've edited my previous comment.