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Benign cancers are a thing. They might not kill like they show in the Hollywood movies, but your quality of life will be significantly diminished.

inglor_cz 4mo ago
Squamous cell carcinoma does not metastatize, but my god it can disfigure people really badly if not treated in time.
- jibal 4mo ago
  > Squamous cell carcinoma does not metastatize (sic) This is false; it does so, but slowly. https://www.moffitt.org/cancers/squamous-cell-carcinoma/diagnosis/stages/ https://www.moffitt.org/cancers/squamous-cell-carcinoma/diag...
jibal 4mo ago
> Benign cancers are a thing. No, they aren't. Cancer is malignant by definition. There are benign non-malignant tumors.
- otabdeveloper4 4mo ago
  "Malignant" and "benign" isn't a dichotomy, it is a loose sliding scale. "Benign" is any cancer where wait-and-watch is a valid medical approach.
  - jibal 4mo ago
    You're simply wrong. Again, cancer is malignant by definition. And again, you seem to be confusing "cancer" with "tumor" -- your description applies to the latter, not the former. https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jamaoncology/fullarticle/2768634 https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jamaoncology/fullarticle/27... "Malignant tumors are cancerous (ie, they invade other sites)." https://www.cancer.org/cancer/understanding-cancer/what-is-cancer.html https://www.cancer.org/cancer/understanding-cancer/what-is-c... "Tumors are lumps or masses of abnormal cells (neoplasms) that can be malignant (cancer) or benign (not cancer)." https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/benign https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/benign "of a mild type or character that does not threaten health or life especially : not becoming cancerous" That cancer is malignant by definition is extremely well known. I won't respond further. P.S. I looked through your other comments and can highly recommend you to https://www.reddit.com/r/confidentlyincorrect/ https://www.reddit.com/r/confidentlyincorrect/
    - otabdeveloper4 4mo ago
      > cancer is malignant by definition A distinction without a difference. You can label a slow-growing tumor as "not-cancer" if you want, for psychological reasons, I guess; "cancer" just sounds scarier. Some slow-growing "not-cancer" tumors are faster than others. It's a sliding scale, not a dichotomy.
    - jibal 4mo ago
      "cancer is malignant by definition" > A distinction without a difference. What distinction? This is a phrase that this confidently wrong ignoramus apparently doesn't know the meaning of.

inglor_cz 4mo ago

Squamous cell carcinoma does not metastatize, but my god it can disfigure people really badly if not treated in time.

jibal 4mo ago
> Squamous cell carcinoma does not metastatize (sic) This is false; it does so, but slowly. https://www.moffitt.org/cancers/squamous-cell-carcinoma/diagnosis/stages/ https://www.moffitt.org/cancers/squamous-cell-carcinoma/diag...

jibal 4mo ago

> Benign cancers are a thing. No, they aren't. Cancer is malignant by definition. There are benign non-malignant tumors.

otabdeveloper4 4mo ago
"Malignant" and "benign" isn't a dichotomy, it is a loose sliding scale. "Benign" is any cancer where wait-and-watch is a valid medical approach.
- jibal 4mo ago
  You're simply wrong. Again, cancer is malignant by definition. And again, you seem to be confusing "cancer" with "tumor" -- your description applies to the latter, not the former. https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jamaoncology/fullarticle/2768634 https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jamaoncology/fullarticle/27... "Malignant tumors are cancerous (ie, they invade other sites)." https://www.cancer.org/cancer/understanding-cancer/what-is-cancer.html https://www.cancer.org/cancer/understanding-cancer/what-is-c... "Tumors are lumps or masses of abnormal cells (neoplasms) that can be malignant (cancer) or benign (not cancer)." https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/benign https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/benign "of a mild type or character that does not threaten health or life especially : not becoming cancerous" That cancer is malignant by definition is extremely well known. I won't respond further. P.S. I looked through your other comments and can highly recommend you to https://www.reddit.com/r/confidentlyincorrect/ https://www.reddit.com/r/confidentlyincorrect/
  - otabdeveloper4 4mo ago
    > cancer is malignant by definition A distinction without a difference. You can label a slow-growing tumor as "not-cancer" if you want, for psychological reasons, I guess; "cancer" just sounds scarier. Some slow-growing "not-cancer" tumors are faster than others. It's a sliding scale, not a dichotomy.
  - jibal 4mo ago
    "cancer is malignant by definition" > A distinction without a difference. What distinction? This is a phrase that this confidently wrong ignoramus apparently doesn't know the meaning of.