NURSING 50 Study Guide - Midterm Guide: Prostate Cancer
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The number of cases of a disease present / the number of persons in the population. It measures the burden of the disease in a population or community. Key words include are/were found, x ppl have y disease. The number of new cases of a disease present / the number of people at risk of this disease. It measure the risk of the disease in a population or community. The denominator of prostate cancer and breast cancer are gender-exclusive. Number of people at risk in whom a certain illness develops / total number of people at risk. Primary is when disease comes from the exposure as opposed to secondary where disease comes from contact. Persons with a disease / person-years of observation. Number of subjects developing disease during a time period / number of subjects at risk who are followed for the time period. Death from all causes / number of persons in the population at midyear.
