The logic of the first part of the article seems a little foolish. If he'd had the operation, it might have already spread and would still have killed him anywa

The logic of the first part of the article seems a little foolish. If he'd had the operation, it might have already spread and would still have killed him anyway. But, therefore it might not - all this says is that the operation wouldn't have certainly saved his life, just improved his chances. Well, of course!