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Thread #171748 Message #4154776
Posted By: Sandra in Sydney
12-Oct-22 - 05:52 AM
Thread Name: BS: I've had my Barrett's removed!
Subject: RE: BS: I've had my Barrett's removed!
I have some Barretts cells that have a half a percent chance per year of turning cancerous. I get checked every 2 years.
Sometime back I was talking with 2 younger friends, one doing a science/maths PhD, the other a first or second maths degree saying that would make a 1% chance in 2 years & a 2% chance in 4 years & I'd probably not live long enough to get cancer, but they were not to tell me if my maths were wrong! They smiled politely ...