Wed, 10 Oct 2007

Another Quaff of Confusion About Alcohol

Mostly nonsense, I'm sure, but at least the article contains a telling admission that's missing from most such pieces:

But before you panic, remember these scary percentages translate into very small risks for the individual woman. A typical 50-year-old woman has a five-year breast cancer risk of about 3 percent. If her risk jumps by 30 percent, her individual risk is still only about 4 percent.

Hallelujah! Somebody from the Grey Lady passed Statistics 101!

Should women stop drinking alcohol?

(link) [NYT > NYTimes.com Home]

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