About a million people aged below 50 die of cancer annually, a study says, projecting another 21 percent rise by 2030.

About a million people aged below 50 die of cancer annually, a study says, projecting another 21 percent rise by 2030.

  • enkers
    12•10 months ago

    So, correct me if I’m wrong, but the actual number when speaking relative to population growth would be:

    180% / (7.75 Billion / 5.3 Billion) = 123.1%

    So it’s actually only a 23% increase, relatively.

      • enkers
        3•10 months ago

        Yeah. The unfortunate truth about science news reporting is that usually it’s not sensational, so they need to play things up for clicks and ad revenue. A lot of the time it ends up in somewhat misleading semi-truths like this.