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		xandrius 16 days ago \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Cancer survival rates are misleading Really? That sounds dumb and unethical. Is the standard treatment for a cut a bandage or leaving you to bleed?

thayne 16 days ago [–]

If there is no treatment available, then yes, the standard treatment may be nothing, or possibly just trying to make the patient more comfortable until they die.

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