Peaces@infosec.pub to Technology@beehaw.org · 1 year agoOpinion | Not Everything We Call Cancer Should Be Called Cancerwww.nytimes.comexternal-linkmessage-square7fedilinkarrow-up182arrow-down10file-text
arrow-up182arrow-down1external-linkOpinion | Not Everything We Call Cancer Should Be Called Cancerwww.nytimes.comPeaces@infosec.pub to Technology@beehaw.org · 1 year agomessage-square7fedilinkfile-text
minus-squareconciselyverbose@kbin.sociallinkfedilinkarrow-up38·1 year agoOh this is actual medicine. I fully expected some fluff piece about using cancer metaphorically, but this is a pretty interesting piece about how the word cancer colors a patient’s perception of risk and treatment approaches.
minus-squareupstream@beehaw.orglinkfedilinkarrow-up1·1 year agoSounds obvious when you read about it. But changing the name of things is difficult… At least here there’s a very good argument.
Oh this is actual medicine.
I fully expected some fluff piece about using cancer metaphorically, but this is a pretty interesting piece about how the word cancer colors a patient’s perception of risk and treatment approaches.
Sounds obvious when you read about it.
But changing the name of things is difficult…
At least here there’s a very good argument.