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Melinda Voss's avatar

A wonderful review of decades of news reports. And, we're still no better, I'd say at reporting on medical research and studies. Haven't there always been "miraculous" outcomes. I have a friend who had a dire diagnosis years ago and is alive and well today. Just as I've had many, including my father who died in 1980 after getting a diagnosis earlier of lymphoma and was told it was one of the better cancers to have. Perhaps people should recognize that there are just too many variables to apply to an individual. It's always been a problem to translate "population" outcomes to an individual.

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Daniel Flora, MD, PharmD's avatar

This has inspired me to write on this. So many important nuances that need to honestly and openly discussed. Naming my Substack “Curative” was by intention and I think there as I think so much misunderstanding around the word.

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Toni Brayer's avatar

Have you watched any you tube videos from Vinay Prasad, MD? This one was really thought provoking. https://youtu.be/MeqCfbE6LuU?si=Df-d73-SbgM5Dt29

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Collie Nelson's avatar

Gary, I think you meant to open with the question, "should oncologists use the word 'cure'?" Not 'cancer,' yes?

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Gary Schwitzer's avatar

Collie, Everybody needs an editor. Thanks for being mine. I fixed it.

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