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		rxhernandez on May 4, 2022 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: What makes collapse inevitable and imminent I mean, your parent's doctor doesn't tell you a specific date your parent is going to die from cancer. Why would anyone else be able to predict dates that depend on more complex factors?

endisneigh on May 4, 2022 [–]

Doctors do give pretty tight estimates on expected life expectancy given the stage of the cancer, though.

HelloMcFly on May 4, 2022 | [–]

That depends heavily on the type of cancer.

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