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90/100k cancer rate is likely annual rate, while complication rate is likely per procedure, so you would need to multiply cancer rate by 3 (avg years between pr
by riku_iki 3y ago
90/100k cancer rate is likely annual rate, while complication rate is likely per procedure, so you would need to multiply cancer rate by 3 (avg years between procedures) to have reasonable comparison.
- timr 3y agoYou can't just multiply by 3 (it's smaller than that), but yes, you need to adjust both. https://planetcalc.com/7044/ https://planetcalc.com/7044/ (Just to be clear: this is the wrong model. An annual rate of cancer (X%) at a population aggregate does not mean that you have X% independent probability of getting cancer per year. But even assuming that was true, you couldn't just multiply by 3.)