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I mean isn't that basically what happened with Steve Jobs? When he was diagnosed with pancreatic cancer, he decided to forgo the aggressive medical treatment a
by wdr1 5y ago
I mean isn't that basically what happened with Steve Jobs?
When he was diagnosed with pancreatic cancer, he decided to forgo the aggressive medical treatment advised by doctors, opting instead of acupuncture & fruit juices.
- gataca 5y agoHe got very lucky with the type of pancreatic cancer he had, it was detected so early that surgery would likely have been curative. So sad that it ended the way it did.
- buildsjets 5y agoExocrine Pancreatic cancer has negligible 5-year survival rates with the most radical and invasive modern treatments. Acupuncture and fruit juices are just as effective, with a much lower incidence of side effects. I’d choose that treatment option as well. There’s nothing unethical about palliative care.
- hashmymustache 5y agoExcept Steve Jobs famously died of neuroendocrine pancreatic cancer.
- hn_throwaway_99 5y agoJobs did not have the aggressive, highly lethal form of pancreatic cancer you often hear about in the news. He had a much rarer form of pancreatic cancer that is treatable and has much better survival rates.
- hermes8329 5y agoAccupuncture and juice is pallatiative care but is accepted stupidly as treatment Pallatiative care is making the choice to travel to end of the line. I am currently going through making that decision. If i do, bring on the tasty juices and accupuncture to make me feel relieved at the time. But i am not delusional, it's not treatment. It is not going to fix anything or even stall it
- jfengel 5y agoI'm sorry to hear about that. My condolences, and I hope that the juice is delicious.
- iLoveOncall 5y ago