Lost a friend today
09-28-2010, 02:56 PM
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Listen, I lost my wife to breast cancer a few years ago, and it's a pretty dreadful disease.
But to suggest that it remains uncured for reasons of profit is not only upsetting, but inaccurate.
Anyone remotely attuned to biology would understand the complexity of it.
My condolences go out to Bob and his family.
I think we'll see a cure within our lifetimes, though.
But to suggest that it remains uncured for reasons of profit is not only upsetting, but inaccurate.
Anyone remotely attuned to biology would understand the complexity of it.
My condolences go out to Bob and his family.
I think we'll see a cure within our lifetimes, though.
09-28-2010, 03:18 PM
#18
Burning Brakes
I lost my wife in December to cancer (only 38), and earlier in life lost my sister to leakemia. It's just such a tough ordeal not only on the patient, but on their families, friends and loved ones that suffer right along with them. My deepest condolences to Rob and Michelle for the loss of their dad. He was tough as nails, but a nice guy underneath it all.
The "cure" is such a tough topic, as "cancer" is a general label over so many different form of cancer, each one really a different disease.
The "cure" is such a tough topic, as "cancer" is a general label over so many different form of cancer, each one really a different disease.
09-30-2010, 10:55 AM
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09-30-2010, 11:25 AM
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R.I.P. Bob
I don't think we should debate the merits of the socio-economic system here and how it may or may not find a "cure".
Cancer is hard way to go. What is even worse is that if you take care of yourself you are increasing the odds of getting some form of it, eventually. Living is the main cause of cancer. The longer you do any sort of cell division the bigger the odds of something going wrong. The only sure way of not getting it is to die from something else before.
I don't think we should debate the merits of the socio-economic system here and how it may or may not find a "cure".
Cancer is hard way to go. What is even worse is that if you take care of yourself you are increasing the odds of getting some form of it, eventually. Living is the main cause of cancer. The longer you do any sort of cell division the bigger the odds of something going wrong. The only sure way of not getting it is to die from something else before.
