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Re:Heart surgeons refuse difficult operations to avoid poor ... by astura on Saturday April 21, 2018 @03:22PM (#16892903)
Unbelievable! The five year survival rate for lung cancer is only 18%! Even when the cancer is localized the five year survival rate is only 55%![1]

It's irresponsible for the doctor to not give a reasonable prognosis!

[1]http://www.lung.org/lung-health-and-diseases/lung-disease-lo...

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Re:Heart surgeons refuse difficult operations to avoid poor ... by user5994461 on Saturday April 21, 2018 @04:27PM (#16893257)
Maybe lung cancer wasn't as understood 20 years ago as today.
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Re:Heart surgeons refuse difficult operations to avoid poor ... by mjfl on Saturday April 21, 2018 @11:25PM (#16894561)
we should find this person and sue them for what I'm sure is a 100% accurate retelling of a 20-year old story on hacker news.
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