Funny, then, that the mortality from, for example, breast cancer has been declining steadily for 30 years. It's decreased nearly 40% since then.https://twitter.com/Truecubbyblue15/status/981556957071990786 …
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"RATE has dropped because the denominator (
#cases of breast cancer) has increased dramatically due to all the DCIS being diagnosed. The numerator (#deaths) hasn't budged in decades" .@stage4kelly 41,400 people will die from#BreastCancer in 2018, that's an increase in deaths.5 replies 6 retweets 7 likes
That's not how you measure mortality. Mortality looks at the total number of deaths from a disease divided by the population. It is a very "hard" number. If we were doing no better against breast cancer, then increased incidence would translate into increased mortality.
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