Re: Breast Cancer - Alternative therapy-Mexico update

In message <b4hkv3959cvnjt5j1cb2dqttd7j7k1m4l8@xxxxxxx>, Martin wrote:

Yes you g*ddamn moron, the surgery IS inadequate in *some* cases. That
is the whole f*cking reason the chemo is added as therapy. However,
many women drop out of the treatment plan after surgery and many
survive, clear evidence that in *some* cases, the surgery is adequate.
We just don't know in which cases.

As the late Robert Heinlein put it,
One horse can always run faster than another -- but the
question is, /which/ /is/ /which/ ?

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