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Originally Posted by Hitch
@Deskisamess:
I'm sorry to hear that. I don't know if it's any comfort, but a family member of mine recently was diagnosed with aggressive, advanced cancer--and near-miraculously, after a round of radiation, is "cancer-free" by all measurable means. It wasn't found early; it wasn't found before it got aggressive, etc. So--there is real hope nowadays.
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Yes, but....
There is hope, of course there is. And yet. I think too many cancer patients are met with this cheery upbeat schtick and while there's nothing wrong with that and much to be said for it, the grim face of cancer isn't all that positive and I think the upbeat reaction denies the reality that many cancer patients face. A little too much the, "I know you'll beat this," when no one can know any such thing and worse, the implication that somehow, it's tied into the will of the patient to beat it.