Cancer care and treatment are developing quickly but face many obstacles. ASCO President Julie Vose, MD, comments on ASCO’s third annual State of Cancer Care in America report.
Statistics are estimates that describe trends in large numbers of people. Researchers use statistics to determine cancer risk and recommend screening.
Statistics can help estimate your risk of cancer. But they cannot tell you if you will develop cancer.
Ask your health care team for the most appropriate statistics for your situation. You should also ask them to explain the statistics that seem unclear.
This article describes the types of statistics used to estimate cancer risk.
