[lloyd-christmas]

> Percentages can be deceiving. 51% off what base? Was it 100 people in 1994 and now it is 151?

Maybe I'm just too close to the source (my father is an oncologist), but I thought it was well known that colon cancer is one of the most prevalent. It ranks 4th behind breast, lung, and prostate, of which only lung is deadlier. There are 140k cases per year and 50k deaths.

> we do know that "institutions" love to fear monger

I don't know what institutions you're referring to, but I don't think cancer needs any boost from fear mongering, it's already a serious-enough disease.

[Omnus]

Sure it's well known. But that's not what he was asking. He was specifically asking about the number of cancers in people below 40. 140k is for all ages.