my psychopathic college gave me a task based on the given data to calculate the probablity with which we will die from cancer and the worst part is this calculation is accurate

That's not actually that bad. It's just cancer and the fatality percentage gets lower all the time anyway.

@BadFox That is such a blanket-fucking-statement.

Add some heavy pot smoking to the data and see how it changes

You can die from a lot of things, the human body is such an improbable configuration of matter. Since you know that statistics I guess it'll actually decrease your chances of dying from cancer since you'll be more careful.

@grumpyoldaf it's true. Mind you, it doesn't cover any emotional impact but it doesn't change the validity of the statement...

@BadFox Fatality percentages don’t go up or down. It varies vastly based on so many variables including the type of cancer. To say fatality rates have come down is plainly inaccurate. Palliative care and quality of life for those affected though has vastly improved. I’ll give you that.

@grumpyoldaf fair enough.