Posted On: 08/14/2015 11:40:21 AM
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20,000 women are diagnosed with ovarian cancer every year, 14,000 women die of it every year. Horrifying statistic.
There's an article out purporting that ovarian cancer is "not as deadly as previously thought" because 31% diagnosed with it survive 10 years. HOWEVER -- those are mostly women who are diagnosed at Stage 1 and Stage 2, and also are younger (which lowers risk) and don't have other risk factors.
69% DON'T make it 10 years. The article admits that most don't even make it 5 years but interestingly forgot to include statistics on THAT.
I find it appalling to publish an article which says that a certain type of cancer is "not as deadly as thought" because it "only" kills 69% of people diagnosed.
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/ovarian-c...ostpopular
There's an article out purporting that ovarian cancer is "not as deadly as previously thought" because 31% diagnosed with it survive 10 years. HOWEVER -- those are mostly women who are diagnosed at Stage 1 and Stage 2, and also are younger (which lowers risk) and don't have other risk factors.
69% DON'T make it 10 years. The article admits that most don't even make it 5 years but interestingly forgot to include statistics on THAT.
I find it appalling to publish an article which says that a certain type of cancer is "not as deadly as thought" because it "only" kills 69% of people diagnosed.
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/ovarian-c...ostpopular
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