Fri, Jan-13-06, 13:31
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Senior Member
Posts: 733
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Plan: Atkins
Stats: 159/141.7/130
BF: LOTS!
Progress: 60%
Location: Florida Gulfcoast
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sortof related question....
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Originally Posted by tamarian
Breast cancer rates in the United States are among the highest in the world. Nearly 132 cases are diagnosed for every 100,000 women.
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My gyn just "bullied" me into having my yearly mammogram done --with the statistic that "1 out every 7 women develop breast cancer". Numbers don't add up with above statistic -- 1 out of 7 means 14/100, or 14,000/100,000. If I adjust the 14,000/100,000 by 20 (assuming that they are meaning 132 new cases per year), then I have 700/100,000... or 1/142
So what am I doing wrong? Seems like the incidence is much lower than 1/7????? |