Doctors die. It's not like the rest of us, but it should be (2016)

医生也会去世。这与我们的情况不同，但本应如此（2016）

HN Points: 123 / 69 comments | Author: downbad_ | HN Discussion: item?id=48876741 | Source: archive.cancerworld.net

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Years ago, Charlie, a highly respected orthopaedist and a mentor of mine, found a lump in his stomach. He had a surgeon explore the area, and the diagnosis was pancreatic cancer. This surgeon was one of the best in the country. He had even invented a new procedure for this exact cancer that could triple a patient’s five-year-survival odds – from 5% to 15% – albeit with a poor quality of life.

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