Before revision: If a population of cancer sufferers suffer 10 deaths per hundred population but only 1 death occurs per hundred general population, the disease specific number of deaths (excess hazard rate) is 9 deaths per hundred population.
After revision: If a population of cancer patients suffer 10 deaths per hundred population but only 1 death occurs per hundred general population, the disease specific number of deaths (excess hazard rate) is 9 deaths per hundred population.