A Bogus Cancer Statistic

In a new radio ad, Rudy Giuliani falsely claims that under England's "socialized medicine" system only 44 percent of men with prostate cancer survive.

We tracked down the source of that number, which turns out to be the result of bad math by a Giuliani campaign adviser, who admits to us that his figure isn't "technically" a survival rate at all. Furthermore, the author of the study on which Giuliani's man based his calculations tells us his work ... Full Story »

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Ted Perlmutter
4.2
by Ted Perlmutter - Oct. 1, 2008

Yes, in a concise fashion, it explains how you can misuse statistics for political purposes if you have an inclination to do so, and do not know the first thing about the methods of epidemiology.

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