I know I shouldn't make fun of this because it is a serious topic, but when you read the headlines in the British press, you might wonder if there was terrible news.
Here was the actual headline at the BBC:
Cancer crisis: Cases to reach 'record high in 2015'
And at the Telegraph:
Cancer 'becoming a crisis of unimaginable proportions'
And again at the International Business Times:
Cancer: Record high UK numbers creating 'crisis of unmanageable proportions' for NHS
The actual story was about how many more people are living with cancer than years ago, with record survival rates. For example, the story in the i noted:
Better detection of cancers and the increasing success of treatments have led to half of cancer patients today expected to survive.
Among the over-65s, the numbers living with cancer has gone up by 23 percent in five years.
That, of course, is good news. The point of the stories was that many of these folks will need ongoing care, with some facing ill health or disability after their treatment. This, in turn, will create financial strains on the NHS.
This is a legitimate public health issue, but the headlines left me chuckling a bit. It felt a bit like snatching defeat from the jaws of victory.
Here was the actual headline at the BBC:
Cancer crisis: Cases to reach 'record high in 2015'
And at the Telegraph:
Cancer 'becoming a crisis of unimaginable proportions'
And again at the International Business Times:
Cancer: Record high UK numbers creating 'crisis of unmanageable proportions' for NHS
The actual story was about how many more people are living with cancer than years ago, with record survival rates. For example, the story in the i noted:
Better detection of cancers and the increasing success of treatments have led to half of cancer patients today expected to survive.
Among the over-65s, the numbers living with cancer has gone up by 23 percent in five years.
That, of course, is good news. The point of the stories was that many of these folks will need ongoing care, with some facing ill health or disability after their treatment. This, in turn, will create financial strains on the NHS.
This is a legitimate public health issue, but the headlines left me chuckling a bit. It felt a bit like snatching defeat from the jaws of victory.