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Pancreatic cancer scares the bejeebus out of me. One day I hope there's some solution because it's almost a death warrant if you get that diagnosis.
by rexreed 3y ago
Pancreatic cancer scares the bejeebus out of me. One day I hope there's some solution because it's almost a death warrant if you get that diagnosis.
- abraxas 3y agoNot to scare you more but that covers just about any metastatic cancer.
- lemper 3y agothanks, that's really reassuring.
- sgt101 3y agowell - to be reassuring... we all have a death sentence imposed by birth. As we get older the cumulative chances of it having happened increase, eventually hitting 100%. Cancer doesn't change that - lots of people with cancer get killed by car accidents or heart attacks. In fact a friend of mine recovered 100% from their cancer and then killed themselves on a motorbike.
- appleflaxen 3y agoThis article has nothing to do with cancer, though. A bionic pancreas won't help you at all if your native pancreas developed a malignancy.
- rexreed 3y agoRight, my response was more of a hope that continued research in this area would lead to possibly some solutions for earlier diagnosis and treatment. Cancer is such a cancer.
- paulcole 3y agoThe "bionic pancreas" wouldn't help with pancreatic cancer right? The problem is that nobody notices pancreatic cancer until the death warrant is signed (to use your metaphor). Using a bionic pancreas would be like putting out the fire in the kitchen only when the rest of the house is also in flames.
- rexreed 3y agoDefinitely what is needed is better early detection but I know that's a can of worms of its own. I commented on the bionic pancreas article as I know it's not a solution to pancreatic cancer, but I'm hoping that continued research in this direction evolves into better diagnosis and cures.