@Peaces@infosec.pub to Technology@beehaw.org • 2 years agoOpinion | Not Everything We Call Cancer Should Be Called Cancerwww.nytimes.comexternal-linkmessage-square7fedilinkarrow-up184arrow-down10file-text
arrow-up184arrow-down1external-linkOpinion | Not Everything We Call Cancer Should Be Called Cancerwww.nytimes.com@Peaces@infosec.pub to Technology@beehaw.org • 2 years agomessage-square7fedilinkfile-text
minus-squareconciselyverboselinkfedilink40•2 years 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-square@upstream@beehaw.orglinkfedilink1•2 years 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.