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RE: How Steemit can save millions of lives?

in #steemit7 years ago

Snopes acknowledges that in many cases chemo has dangerous side effects and is not always effective, and some doctors - being human - have some bias and misdiagnose. But it would be dangerous to ignore the very real benefits of chemo, either way.

most people with cancer just die, you don't need to check snopes for that

Well ok if not snopes, cancer.gove says

1,685,210 new cases of cancer will be diagnosed in the United States and 595,690 people will die from the disease.

Correct me if I'm wrong but that's only 35%, a little over 1/3. 'most' implies a majority. So yes, we DO need to check these things.

I understand the pain of losing one to a disease but the best thing to do is stay rational for the sake of others, and prevent them in the best way from falling into the same fate.

And besides, chemo was simply one example of many thousands. Even if it's wrong - which it isn't - it would be hard to deny the problems I discuss

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Are you seriously trying to say that 2/3 of cancer patients get cured? We must be living on different planets!

I'm not saying it. Science is. And that was statistics for the US. Show me evidence that it isn't true and we can move the discussion on, rather than just saying 'nope!'