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Old 10-18-2013, 12:19 PM   #67
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Originally Posted by NuclearPizzaMan View Post
So, instead of ~400/100k cancer rate, the native population along the Athabasca river has a cancer rate of 160k/100k? That's gotta blow.

Cite your sources. Maybe during the process you learn something. Maybe. Probably not.
I was looking at a Canadian cancer study and in 2013 187500 people in Canada were diagnosed with cancer. Out of a population of 30 million it works out to a 0.00625 percentage which when applied to 100000 people means that 625 out of 100000 Canadian will be diagnosed with cancer this year.

I have a lot of problems with the figures that were put in place with the 4 to 500 x cancer rate in those areas.

So right there I have problems with the documentary and its accuracy vs fear mongering.
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