▲ 320 ▼ Cancer cases in people below 50 up nearly 80 percent in last three decades (www.aljazeera.com) submitted 2 years ago by stopthatgirl7@kbin.social to c/worldnews@lemmy.ml 68 comments fedilink hide all child comments About a million people aged below 50 die of cancer annually, a study says, projecting another 21 percent rise by 2030.
[–] Illecors@lemmy.cafe 6 points 2 years ago (1 child) ? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] maegul@lemmy.ml 25 points 2 years ago (2 children) I think the argument they're making is that detecting that a death is caused by cancer is probably not an advanced affair requiring new diagnostic technology. Personally, I think it's an interesting question, given that it stands to reason that cancer, by the time it has caused death, should be pretty easily detectable in any sort of autopsy. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] Illecors@lemmy.cafe 8 points 2 years ago (1 child) A post-mortem is not what most people think of when talking about cancer diagnostics. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] lte678@feddit.de 3 points 2 years ago (1 child) Well, the article refers to both :) I think you'd be right about the "number of diagnoses" statement in the title, but I think the discussion is about the deaths due to cancer, which have also increased and would not have as strong of a correlation for the reasons others mentioned permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Illecors@lemmy.cafe 5 points 2 years ago But that's directly related. People used to die when "catching a cold". We call that lung cancer nowadays. Same thing with many other branches of cancer. permalink fedilink source parent [–] ExLisper@linux.community 5 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (2 children) How many people are getting autopsies in rural Afghanistan or India? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] sxan@midwest.social 8 points 2 years ago Even in the US, autopsies are not always performed. Ima quote WebMD because I'm bone idle: Although laws vary, nearly all states call for an autopsy when someone dies in a suspicious, unusual, or unnatural way. Many states have one done when a person dies without a doctor present. Twenty-seven states require it if the cause of death is suspected to be from a public health threat, such as a fast-spreading disease or tainted food. According to a 2012 DOJ report, only 8.5% of US deaths result in autopsy. permalink fedilink source parent [–] maegul@lemmy.ml 3 points 2 years ago (1 child) I mean sure. But the data is likely comparative and can be looked at just within countries that have been getting autopsies since the 90s. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Zippy@lemmy.world 3 points 2 years ago And what is the stat in those countries? permalink fedilink source parent
[–] maegul@lemmy.ml 25 points 2 years ago (2 children) I think the argument they're making is that detecting that a death is caused by cancer is probably not an advanced affair requiring new diagnostic technology. Personally, I think it's an interesting question, given that it stands to reason that cancer, by the time it has caused death, should be pretty easily detectable in any sort of autopsy. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] Illecors@lemmy.cafe 8 points 2 years ago (1 child) A post-mortem is not what most people think of when talking about cancer diagnostics. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] lte678@feddit.de 3 points 2 years ago (1 child) Well, the article refers to both :) I think you'd be right about the "number of diagnoses" statement in the title, but I think the discussion is about the deaths due to cancer, which have also increased and would not have as strong of a correlation for the reasons others mentioned permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Illecors@lemmy.cafe 5 points 2 years ago But that's directly related. People used to die when "catching a cold". We call that lung cancer nowadays. Same thing with many other branches of cancer. permalink fedilink source parent [–] ExLisper@linux.community 5 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (2 children) How many people are getting autopsies in rural Afghanistan or India? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] sxan@midwest.social 8 points 2 years ago Even in the US, autopsies are not always performed. Ima quote WebMD because I'm bone idle: Although laws vary, nearly all states call for an autopsy when someone dies in a suspicious, unusual, or unnatural way. Many states have one done when a person dies without a doctor present. Twenty-seven states require it if the cause of death is suspected to be from a public health threat, such as a fast-spreading disease or tainted food. According to a 2012 DOJ report, only 8.5% of US deaths result in autopsy. permalink fedilink source parent [–] maegul@lemmy.ml 3 points 2 years ago (1 child) I mean sure. But the data is likely comparative and can be looked at just within countries that have been getting autopsies since the 90s. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Zippy@lemmy.world 3 points 2 years ago And what is the stat in those countries? permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Illecors@lemmy.cafe 8 points 2 years ago (1 child) A post-mortem is not what most people think of when talking about cancer diagnostics. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] lte678@feddit.de 3 points 2 years ago (1 child) Well, the article refers to both :) I think you'd be right about the "number of diagnoses" statement in the title, but I think the discussion is about the deaths due to cancer, which have also increased and would not have as strong of a correlation for the reasons others mentioned permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Illecors@lemmy.cafe 5 points 2 years ago But that's directly related. People used to die when "catching a cold". We call that lung cancer nowadays. Same thing with many other branches of cancer. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] lte678@feddit.de 3 points 2 years ago (1 child) Well, the article refers to both :) I think you'd be right about the "number of diagnoses" statement in the title, but I think the discussion is about the deaths due to cancer, which have also increased and would not have as strong of a correlation for the reasons others mentioned permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Illecors@lemmy.cafe 5 points 2 years ago But that's directly related. People used to die when "catching a cold". We call that lung cancer nowadays. Same thing with many other branches of cancer. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Illecors@lemmy.cafe 5 points 2 years ago But that's directly related. People used to die when "catching a cold". We call that lung cancer nowadays. Same thing with many other branches of cancer. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] ExLisper@linux.community 5 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (2 children) How many people are getting autopsies in rural Afghanistan or India? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] sxan@midwest.social 8 points 2 years ago Even in the US, autopsies are not always performed. Ima quote WebMD because I'm bone idle: Although laws vary, nearly all states call for an autopsy when someone dies in a suspicious, unusual, or unnatural way. Many states have one done when a person dies without a doctor present. Twenty-seven states require it if the cause of death is suspected to be from a public health threat, such as a fast-spreading disease or tainted food. According to a 2012 DOJ report, only 8.5% of US deaths result in autopsy. permalink fedilink source parent [–] maegul@lemmy.ml 3 points 2 years ago (1 child) I mean sure. But the data is likely comparative and can be looked at just within countries that have been getting autopsies since the 90s. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Zippy@lemmy.world 3 points 2 years ago And what is the stat in those countries? permalink fedilink source parent
[–] sxan@midwest.social 8 points 2 years ago Even in the US, autopsies are not always performed. Ima quote WebMD because I'm bone idle: Although laws vary, nearly all states call for an autopsy when someone dies in a suspicious, unusual, or unnatural way. Many states have one done when a person dies without a doctor present. Twenty-seven states require it if the cause of death is suspected to be from a public health threat, such as a fast-spreading disease or tainted food. According to a 2012 DOJ report, only 8.5% of US deaths result in autopsy. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] maegul@lemmy.ml 3 points 2 years ago (1 child) I mean sure. But the data is likely comparative and can be looked at just within countries that have been getting autopsies since the 90s. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Zippy@lemmy.world 3 points 2 years ago And what is the stat in those countries? permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Zippy@lemmy.world 3 points 2 years ago And what is the stat in those countries? permalink fedilink source parent