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Re:Ask HN: I Have Cancer. What Should I Do? by scarmig on Friday May 29, 2015 @11:25PM (#9628784)
A question:

Should the OP tell his new employer right now? Or hold off until down the line?

OP: As far as your lump, dammit indeed. Good luck and beat that thing!

Re:Ask HN: I Have Cancer. What Should I Do? by fleitz on Friday May 29, 2015 @11:33PM (#9628814)
Your medical problems are not your employers business. Period the end.
Re:Ask HN: I Have Cancer. What Should I Do? by pluma on Saturday May 30, 2015 @08:54AM (#9630010)
Unless it's something that prohibits you from doing your job (e.g. a paraplegic flight attendant), it's nobody's business but yours.

Think of it this way: that they hire someone else who thinks they're healthy doesn't guarantee they're hiring someone that stays healthy. In fact, they might just think they're healthy because they're less cautious and end up in a much worse spot than you.

Life happens. If the company is not equipped to deal with that, it's not your fault. It's part of running a business.

Besides, most of the problems we're talking about here are related to the shitty American healthcare system, not the business itself.