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Medical Forum / Diseases and Disorders / Hepatitis / March 2006Heard a stat today that only 5% of hep-c people do the treatment
I listened to the vertex (vx-950) web cast today and they stated only 5% of infected people are doing the treatment. I really don't know how they came up with that number. Just passing it on. Ron I don't know how they came up wtih that number either!!! What did they do, test every living human for hcv and ask if they were getting treated??? I read somewhere there were 130,000 people treating and there is 3 to 4 million infected. Thats like 4 or 5 % Ron >I read somewhere there were 130,000 people treating and there is 3 to 4 >million infected. Thats like 4 or 5 % > > Ron That's certainly not the estimated world-wide population of heppers. In fact that'd even be a low-ball estimate if it only covers the USA... The treatment rate isn't surprising. Consider most people never have a clue they're C+ until some other emergent health issue leads someone to stumble upon it... Cheers /greyhackles I see...yeah sounds right. I always knew I had something-back then they called it Non A Non B Hepatitis. then sought treatment when I started getting sick. Then they said I had Hep C...and if I would start treatment. So here I am! How would they even know how many people are infected? Its like the # of illegal aliens. Anybodys guess. >How would they even know how many people are infected? Its like the # >of illegal aliens. Anybodys guess. Well, no, there's much more science and applied mathematics than guess. For example, the sheer number of inductees into the armed services, along with the typical physical exam required, provides a great deal of first-order insight into a number of health issues. Similarly, health providers have lots of data on their clients. Statisticians working with social scientists can take all this data in and come up with numbers for the population at large that are likely to be reasonably close to "reality"... Cheers /greyhackles Re: Heard a stat today that only 5% of hep-c people do the treatment Group: alt.support.hepatitis-c Date: Fri, Mar 17, 2006, 7:32pm (CST-2) From: tedw2@earthlink.net (anonymousone) How would they even know how many people are infected? Its like the # of illegal aliens. Anybodys guess. ///////////// I believe they could get a reasonably accurate estimate if they tested a large sample of specimens in a variety of geographic locations throughout the US, making sure they took the specimens relative to each racial/ethnic group represented in the population. elmo http://community.webtv.net/elmoemerson/DocElmosHepFile http://community.webtv.net/elmoemerson/TheFamilyAlbum Last I'd seen, the generally accepted estimate was that 3% of the general population and 6% of Viet Nam era veterans are infected with hcv, 50% of those infected know that they are infected. elmo http://community.webtv.net/elmoemerson/DocElmosHepFile http://community.webtv.net/elmoemerson/TheFamilyAlbum > Last I'd seen, the generally accepted estimate was that 3% of the > general population and 6% of Viet Nam era veterans are infected with > hcv, 50% of those infected know that they are infected. elmo Thanks Elmo, that would certainly explain why the waiting room in the liver clinic are so crowded. I think I mentioned that it was my new (strict) Dr. that insisted I go to the clinic to get treated. I bet there are others like me that dont know advances have been made in hcv treatment. I remember being told in 91 or 92 that there was no treatment. den. --- > http://community.webtv.net/elmoemerson/DocElmosHepFile > > http://community.webtv.net/elmoemerson/TheFamilyAlbum > Last I'd seen, the generally accepted estimate was that 3% of the > general population and 6% of Viet Nam era veterans are infected with > hcv, 50% of those infected know that they are infected. elmo 50% of the general pop, or 50% of vets? If the former, that seems really high to me. David Re: Heard a stat today that only 5% of hep-c people do the treatment Group: alt.support.hepatitis-c Date: Sun, Mar 19, 2006, 7:51am (CST+1) From: canadave@nothanks.com (Canadave) elmoemerson@webtv.net wrote: Last I'd seen, the generally accepted estimate was that 3% of the general population and 6% of Viet Nam era veterans are infected with hcv, 50% of those infected know that they are infected. elmo 50% of the general pop, or 50% of vets? If the former, that seems really high to me. David ////////// I meant that half the people who have hcv don't know they have it. But I would guess that that percentage is lower for vets since the VA is aware of the higher risk for vets and does a better job of screening its patients. elmo http://community.webtv.net/elmoemerson/DocElmosHepFile http://community.webtv.net/elmoemerson/TheFamilyAlbum > I listened to the vertex (vx-950) web cast today and they stated only > 5% of infected people are doing the treatment. I really don't know how > they came up with that number. Just passing it on. > > Ron I remember laying waiting for my liver biopsy and the BCLD told me that between 2 - 3 % of the population have HEP C. After he stabbed me a few times I didn't ask him anything else. Mags |
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