tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8377446.post8227994058954094079..comments2024-03-05T17:55:58.806+00:00Comments on Nanny Knows Best: Another Cancer Scare StoryKen Frosthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13568488818950912374noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8377446.post-81904715735190635712012-01-14T18:28:48.151+00:002012-01-14T18:28:48.151+00:00As with Ken my stat came from the Guardian, oops I...As with Ken my stat came from the Guardian, oops I mean BBC, oops I mean...well they are the same shite. Odds are increased from hardly anything to a smidgen more than hardly anythingSpan Owshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10144861546996033462noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8377446.post-5365177099633420802012-01-14T10:28:38.821+00:002012-01-14T10:28:38.821+00:00@Anon - I have a better proposal for you.
Buy 2 l...@Anon - I have a better proposal for you.<br /><br />Buy 2 lines on the Lottery = 100% increase<br />Next week - revert to a single line = a mere 50% decrease.<br />Repeat until you become RICH<br /><br />Or until you realise that statisticians may have a great sense of humour, but no pity.<br /><br />[Many years ago a reporter asked the owner of a Football Pools Co to explain their business. The answer was along the lines of -<br /><br />"Invite people to send you money, promise that you will keep whatever proportion is needed to run the Company, plus whatever you feel you can get away with as profit. Then send the rest back to a few subscribers chosen at random, and advertise the fact as widely as possible"]Mjolinirhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00338620374054549585noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8377446.post-53395474786790085292012-01-13T12:12:22.953+00:002012-01-13T12:12:22.953+00:00The constant droning of stats that we recieve ever...The constant droning of stats that we recieve every day from the media and Nanny, convinces me more and more that we are living in a George Orwell inspired 1984 state.Tonk.noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8377446.post-75448215514696669262012-01-13T11:55:46.894+00:002012-01-13T11:55:46.894+00:00Able
Thanks for the stats, my 1 in 77 stat came f...Able<br /><br />Thanks for the stats, my 1 in 77 stat came from the Grauniad!Ken Frosthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13568488818950912374noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8377446.post-79445307842245390452012-01-13T11:52:21.885+00:002012-01-13T11:52:21.885+00:00Sorry to be a pedant but..
The world-wide average...Sorry to be a pedant but..<br /><br />The world-wide average for the incidence of pancreatic cancers is 8-12 cases per 100000 population. I believe the UK is around 6-8 per 100000.<br /><br />So that isn't 1% (taking my shoes and socks off for the maths) it's closer to 0.0008%. So a 57% increase changes that to (er.. times 10, carry the 1..) 0.0008456% (please someone cleverer than wot I is do the math for me).<br /><br />The British Pancreatic Cancer Society quote 6500 new cases a year. Population of >65 million gives <0.01%. <br /><br />Puts a slightly different perspective on the risk, doesn't it?<br /><br />Oh, and for the record - you will only take my bacon when you pry my frying-pan from my cold, dead hands!<br /><br />(pass the ketchup someone)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8377446.post-54844437240673787092012-01-13T10:41:14.109+00:002012-01-13T10:41:14.109+00:00Without spending vast amounts of money on research...Without spending vast amounts of money on research, I have calculated that if I pay for two lines of numbers on the lottery instead of my usual one, my chances of winning the jackpot increase by ‘ a whopping’ 100%.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8377446.post-31269304628518793402012-01-13T10:38:55.192+00:002012-01-13T10:38:55.192+00:00but if we only have our bacon and sausage every ot...but if we only have our bacon and sausage every other day with a pint of beer, get into a routine and go for a 30 minute walk then we could win the olympics and die happy.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com