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When "cancer" is a diagnosis but not really a disease
A slightly more philosophical piece than my usual—on what we mean by cancer, and whether the word itself can sometimes do more harm than good.... let me know what you think!
Many thanks @pam3001 @aeonmag
aeon.co/essays/we-need…
A slightly more philosophical piece than my usual—on what we mean by cancer, and whether the word itself can sometimes do more harm than good.... let me know what you think!
Many thanks @pam3001 @aeonmag
aeon.co/essays/we-need…
aeon.co We need a better way to describe what is often called ‘cancer’ | Aeon Essays A cancer diagnosis carries with it fear and upheaval. For many patients the cellular changes do not warrant the label 
