RE: Annual Report Shows Overall Decline in U.S. Cancer Death Rates; Cancer Burden is Expected to Rise with an Aging Population

["Flanigan, Floyd" <Floyd.Flanigan@FERNALD.GOV>]

The amazing thing is , Jerry, that the longer you live the more likely it is that you have less time left to live! Statistics are so much fun! I am in total agreement with you on this one. Going to the time and expense of this study I would have expected something more in the arena of discovery. Let's see if we can save them some money by avoiding future fruitless studies..... The longer you spend standing in traffic the more likely you are going to get hit by a car..... The longer you spend swimming in the ocean the greater the likelihood you will be bitten by a shark.... With every hour spent driving in L.A. the odds of being in an accident increase.... Maybe we should get together and see if we could get a grant to do a study on common sense?

Floyd

Just my opinion.I could be wrong.It wouldn't be the first time.....It would be the second.



-----Original Message-----

From: Jerry Cohen [mailto:jjcohen@PRODIGY.NET]

Sent: Tuesday, May 14, 2002 3:05 PM

To: Jacobus, John (OD/ORS); RadSafe

Subject: Re: Annual Report Shows Overall Decline in U.S. Cancer Death

Rates; Cancer Burden is Expected to Rise with an Aging Population





Maybe I missed something, but I don't get the point of this report.

It has long been recognized that the cancer rate increases with the age of

the population,

i.e. the longer you live, the greater the probability that you will die of

cancer.

So, what else is new?

The only guidance in the report seems to be: "  These data highlight the

need for the rapid, full  application of all we know about prevention,

screening,  and treatment of cancer."

What a radical idea! However, given enough time, we might have been able to

figure that out by ourselves.







----- Original Message -----

From: Jacobus, John (OD/ORS) <jacobusj@ors.od.nih.gov>

To: RadSafe <radsafe@list.vanderbilt.edu>

Sent: Tuesday, May 14, 2002 8:40 AM

Subject: Annual Report Shows Overall Decline in U.S. Cancer Death Rates;

Cancer Burden is Expected to Rise with an Aging Population







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