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@copyman I always look at the inverse for these. If your treatment has an 80% chance of 10 years no recurrence going to 88% is an additional 10%. However, looked at from chance of a recurrence the 20% went down to 12% for a 40% decrease. This can be applied to recurrence, metastases, death or any other success statistic available. Sometimes even these numbers get very small especially with extended (> 1 year) ADT for localized prostate cancer when the total effect on the body is considered (all causes mortality).

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"Absolute" risk: 80% recurrence free becomes 88%, an 8% absolute benefit.

"Relative" risk: 20% relapse becomes 12% relapse. 20 - 12 = 8. 8/20 = 40% less relapse.

A guy's gotta know which risk is being discussed.