Re: can't believe it... best wishes to him

Mark Stahl wrote:
"Coma's Biggest Fan" <yank_ees_suck@xxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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Mark Stahl wrote:

Actually, cure rates for this type of lymphoma are excellent, especially
in
contrast to other forms of cancer.


Define "Cure rate." Have they cured non-Hodgkins lymphoma? I must have
missed this.

check my other post in this thread.


I did. I didn't see an explicit definition for "cure rate," although I
saw a definition for complete response, which is clearly not the same
thing. Anyone that knows anything about cancer knows that the term is
inherently inaccurate. Measuring the "completeness" of response to
treatment is theoretically and practically impossible. Remission
doesn't equate to a cure, and if you are a clinician you understand the
distinction.

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