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The medical profession starts from "First, do no harm." for reasons learned quite painfully over time. This is directly in opposition to "More Dakka" for good
by bsder 3y ago
The medical profession starts from "First, do no harm." for reasons learned quite painfully over time.
This is directly in opposition to "More Dakka" for good reason.
Claiming chemotherapy as a success directly undermines almost all the other arguments. Chemotherapy is an unmitigated disaster--it's just the only thing we have most of the time.
Chemotherapy is going to be one of the things that future doctors study and laugh at and will be calling our era the "Dark Ages" of medicine.
- TylerE 3y agoThe first thought I had upon reading this is: How do we make sure we don't have another thalidomide diasaster?
- ovi256 3y agoWith chemotherapy, unlike thalidomide which was used for morning sickness, you're trying to cure someone who is already in a default dead situation.A higher tolerance for risk in a default dead situation is natural.
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- mistermann 3y ago> The medical profession starts from "First, do no harm." for reasons learned quite painfully over time. I started the 2023 New Year, for 5 consecutive years now, by vowing to use my gym membership. https://www.hopkinsmedicine.org/news/media/releases/study_suggests_medical_errors_now_third_leading_cause_of_death_in_the_us https://www.hopkinsmedicine.org/news/media/releases/study_su... > This is directly in opposition to "More Dakka" for good reason. Does "more Dakka" not get any magic allowance during evaluation as well? That hardly seems fair.