The relation of cancer to life assurance : a paper read at the Life Assurance Medical Officers' Association, May 5th, 1897, with a discussion / by Joseph Frank Payne.

  • Payne, Joseph Frank, 1840-1910.
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[1897]
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Credit: The relation of cancer to life assurance : a paper read at the Life Assurance Medical Officers' Association, May 5th, 1897, with a discussion / by Joseph Frank Payne. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    actual mortality at different ages is more important than i relative liability to death from Cancer as compared with 1 liability to death from all causes. Of course, Dr. Ogle’s method the only accurate one, if we desire to know the relative mortal from Cancer, as compared with that from other diseases. In estimating the liability of females to Cancer at different ag we have an important table by Mr. Nunn, shewing the frequency Cancer of the female breast at different ages. Mr. Nunn’s Table of Relative Frequency of Cancer of thi Female Breast at Different Ages. Age period. 35- -40 8*7 per cent 40—45 12-3 > > >> 45—50 18 >> 5 J 50—55 16-1 »> >> 55- -60 8-4 > > >) GO- -65 9-7 > » >> 65—70 • • • 9*1 >> >J 70—75 5 n This confirms the conclusion arrived at from other data, t' < the period 45—55 is the most fatal, while more than half the ca occur under 55. As regards the occurrence of Cancer in extreme old a §j Sir George Humphry’s statistics of very old people show that rare. He found in 202 persons over 90, no case of Cancer ; and 620 persons, aged 80—90, only 14 cases. But the causes of de in advanced life have little interest for Life Assurance purposes. The most important inference from the statistics I h collected, seems to me that there is a far greater risk for fern; than for males involved in death from Cancer. The risk of females is greater in the following respects :— 1. Greater absolute numbers of deaths at all ages, a hig rate for population, and a higher rate in comparison v other causes of death.