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To be precise, it apparently cuts the risk of death by 60% for colorectal cancers, and 21% overall for cancers.

It is still quite significant, but it does not actually prevent the cancers, just reduces their fatality rate.



Well, if you're one of the people who gets to live an extra 30 years because your colorectal cancer didn't kill you, i'd say that's a pretty damn big difference.


I am not sure where I disagreed.


I don't think you disagreed either. Not sure why you got downvoted there... I upvoted you back.


The downvoting on Hacker News has become erratic.


I had a close relative who died couple of weeks ago from that cancer

sucks to know about this today..




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