#1033 04-24-2003 11:03 AM | Joined: Mar 2002 Posts: 4,912 Likes: 52 OCF Founder Patient Advocate (old timer, 2000 posts) | OCF Founder Patient Advocate (old timer, 2000 posts) Joined: Mar 2002 Posts: 4,912 Likes: 52 | Do not compare yourself to statistics. The reason that 50% do not survive is that they are caught very late, and are physically older, this skews the statistics. So that 50% which passes away, has it's own unique demographics just as the 50% that survives do. If you get caught up in comparing yourself to numbers drawn from national surveys, all you will accomplish is being one step closer to the loony bin. How can you tell which one of these groups your unique biology, cancer, age, chromosomal makeup etc. puts you into? You cannot. You are a unique biological entity that has responded to unique treatments, not a number or a statistic. Just be vigilant from now on and if something visits your door again, catch it at the earliest possible time.
Brian, stage 4 oral cancer survivor. OCF Founder and Director. The first responsibility of a leader is to define reality. The last is to say thank you. In between, the leader is a servant. | | |
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Big Lie, Little Lie, and a Statistic
| Jeffrey | 04-24-2003 02:48 PM |
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| Brian Hill | 04-24-2003 06:03 PM |
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| Mark | 04-24-2003 06:12 PM |
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| Jeffrey | 04-24-2003 06:45 PM |
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| DonnaJean | 04-24-2003 07:22 PM |
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| Jeffrey | 04-24-2003 09:15 PM |
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| Brian Hill | 04-24-2003 09:58 PM |
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| DonnaJean | 04-24-2003 10:47 PM |
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| Mark | 04-24-2003 11:23 PM |
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| digtexas | 04-24-2003 11:38 PM |
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| Jeffrey | 04-25-2003 08:00 AM |
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| Brian Hill | 04-25-2003 10:42 AM |
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| Jeffrey | 04-25-2003 11:07 AM |
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| digtexas | 04-25-2003 03:45 PM |
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| Jeffrey | 04-25-2003 04:26 PM |
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| Brian Hill | 04-25-2003 07:58 PM |
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| digtexas | 04-25-2003 08:58 PM |
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| Jeffrey | 04-25-2003 10:29 PM |
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| Jeffrey | 04-25-2003 10:48 PM |
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