[Notwithstanding]

I heard on the radio this morning the absurd claim that one in four women will die of breast cancer every 12 minutes.

[NewHampshireDuo]

I heard on the radio this morning the absurd claim that one in four women will die of breast cancer every 12 minutes.

Does that mean that all 4 will die in 48 minutes?

[cydcharisse]

1 death every 12 minutes= 5 deaths an hour= 120 deaths a day= 43800 deaths from breast cancer a year.

This is NOT an absurd claim. At least 40,000 women a year die from breast cancer

[SheLion]

I heard on the radio this morning the absurd claim that one in four women will die of breast cancer every 12 minutes.

I think 'they' think we are all a bunch of dumb sheeple out here.  Now, Tylenol isn't good for us, and drinking is killing us and what else was the media throwing out there.  I forget.  But this is so ridiculous it's beyond the pale.

One week, red meat is killing us.  The next week we aren't getting enough.  And I say ENOUGH ALREADY!

If things are so bad for us, pull the darn junk off of the shelves and shut the fork up!

[<1/1,000,000th%]

I heard on the radio this morning the absurd claim that one in four women will die of breast cancer every 12 minutes.

That's about right. According to the CDC, 41,000 women died of breast cancer in the US in 2002.

[Still Thinking]

I heard on the radio this morning the absurd claim that one in four women will die of breast cancer every 12 minutes.

Does that mean that in an hour there will be no more women in America? Excuse me, I have to go do something.