'Our futile war on cancer’ WHAT??????!!!!!!!!!
'Our futile war on cancer’ WHAT!!!!!!!!
......and we are all doomed .........I had better fill my wellies with concrete and find a pier, quick smart!!
I was diagnosed with breast cancer in 1993 and the cancer had spread to my lymph glands. I had surgery, chemo and radiotherapy and I am still walking around with NO recurrences. My cancer was caught early. I appreciate I am one of the lucky ones but this survivors club is getting bigger by the day. Of course I didn't know all this in 1993 and for 10 years I was convinced that every pain was the cancer returning to kill me.
I am always deeply saddened for and understand the terror of people going through this bloody awful disease now and my heart goes out to them but those people need HOPE to help them survive, not this doom and gloom. I want them to know that if I die tomorrow I have still had 14 extra, fantastic years, extra time that could be theirs too.
Years ago cancer meant death. That is not necessarily the case now.
Of course progress has been made and to those doom and gloom merchants......... I am not ready to turn my toes up just yet.
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