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LostForest 02/27/20 11:50:54 AM #1: |
Cancer and other diseases, you hear "Oh that has a 60% survival rate." "This type of cancer has a 50% survival rate." It's spun more positively.
But then talking about coronavirus, everyone refers to the "mortality rate". Citing it has a "2% mortality rate" instead of a 98% survival rate." --- ... Copied to Clipboard!
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Fam_Fam 02/27/20 11:51:57 AM #2: |
why is it interesting?
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LostForest 02/27/20 11:54:23 AM #3: |
Fam_Fam posted...
why is it interesting? Cuz it demonstrates two completely different frames of mind. Both are super quick ways to give a broad prognosis for diseases. But one focuses on hope and being positive (i.e. the odds you'll survive) while one focuses completely on the negative (i.e. the odds you will die). Do you think people would be panicking as much if news outlets reported a 98% survival rate instead of a 2% mortality rate? --- ... Copied to Clipboard!
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EverDownward 02/27/20 11:55:44 AM #4: |
cancer has been around for decades, and if not treated soon enough is usually a guaranteed death sentence (
plus, cancer isn't transmissible. so it's not like you're gonna catch bone cancer from, hypothetically speaking, your brother who is diagnosed with it. --- take me somewhere nice "Miss, can you tell me your address? I need an address...I need an address, so we can send help." ... Copied to Clipboard!
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luigi13579 02/27/20 12:04:47 PM #5: |
It is slightly interesting, but I guess they're two fundamentally different beasts, with the latter being infectious and being able to spread quickly. You also only have the latter for like 2 weeks, while you can have cancer for years, and it can come back.
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refmon 02/27/20 12:18:33 PM #6: |
Cancers not contagious you dingus
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scar the 1 02/27/20 12:20:17 PM #7: |
Yeah when we talk about mortality rate it's usually focused on populations. Survival rate feels more like someone talking to an individual.
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I Like Toast 02/27/20 12:27:01 PM #8: |
refmon posted...
Cancers not contagious you dingus California would like to inform you topics on ce have been known to cause cancer. --- If you do things right, people won't be sure you've done anything at all ... Copied to Clipboard!
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