Re: Should we remove a left kidney with a tumor if pulmonary lymph nodes are enlarged?

From: madiba (down_at_thekraal.com)
Date: 11/18/04 

Date: Thu, 18 Nov 2004 18:13:11 +0100

Mary Fisher <mary.fisher@zetnet.co.uk> wrote:

> "madiba" <down@thekraal.com> wrote in message
> news:1gnf88m.12hp83d15n6rnnN%down@thekraal.com...
>
> >>
> >> In my understanding, a breast cancer "recurrence" is usually metastatic
> >> -- with perhaps some small percentage of exceptions that are local
> >> recurrences & therefore reasonably treatable. The survival stats for
> >> metastatic recurrence of breast cancer are poor.
>
> > Semantics. A local recurrence is just that. "Recurrence" is often used
> > to denote metastatic disease because it sounds less threatening..
>
> That sounds patronising. Just like remission or cure.
>
> Mary
Sounds like you're having a bad day. If you don't believe in remissions
or cures (or recurrences for that matter) theres not much to discuss. 

-- 
madiba

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