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When Kevin first found out he had Cancer, the doctors gave him "weeks". But you know Kevin -- he refused to accept his fate and found the top doctors in the wor
by ecohen16 3y ago
When Kevin first found out he had Cancer, the doctors gave him "weeks". But you know Kevin -- he refused to accept his fate and found the top doctors in the world, tried experimental procedures and was able to get himself all the way into remission just 11 months later. It was incredibly inspiring, we all thought he had yet again beaten the system. It's tragic how the last 10 weeks played out, he fought all the way until the end. He's was a legend who paved the way for millions in the cybersecurity space. We will miss him.
- melling 3y agoLooks like he died from pancreatic cancer. This cancers always reminds me of the Last Lecture by Randy Pausch. He was a CMU professor who also died from pancreatic cancer 15 years ago. https://www.cmu.edu/randyslecture/ https://www.cmu.edu/randyslecture/ Here’s an HN discussion from a few years ago. https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=24972377 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=24972377
- jseliger 3y agoThere is some hope for improved M&M in pancreatic cancer: https://www.nature.com/articles/s41586-023-06063-y https://www.nature.com/articles/s41586-023-06063-y, thanks to personalized mRNA vaccines and PD-L1 checkpoint inhibitors.
- xupybd 3y agoThat's good to hear. It's one of those cancers that is normally not noticed until it's far too late.
- Grazester 3y agoI remember that lecture very well and thought about it a few days ago.
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- e40 3y agoSeriously, fuck pancreatic cancer. My best friend died of it in Oct 2020. I've had 10+ people I know (or someone that I know know) die of it. It's my worst fear, cancer-wise.