"Death Be Not Proud" spurred me to become a physician when we studied it in Junior High School in 1973. John Gunther Jr. succumbed to it in the Forties (or Fifties?) There are refinements in Surgery, Diagnosis, and chemo wafers but it STILL GETS you!
It's the Mother of ALL Cancers!
Yes, glioblastimos are certainly the mother of all cancers. I witnessed my brother succumb to this tragic diagnosis. The worse possible time in my life. All he would say to me is, "have faith." He was so brave in the face of this monster.
shareThere have been no advancements in prolonging life. If they can get AIDS patients longevity...why can't they....don't get me started on the politically correct diseases.
shareHow does a Glioblastoma become a "politically correct" condition? I think you should do a bit more research. I found an article about a man, 33, week developed a Glioblastoma and on learning his limited time left did his own research for a cure and found help at Duke University. With treatment he is now cancer free. And no one said whether he was Republican or Democrat.
shareI know a teenager with Diffuse Glioblastoma who orally takes Cannabis Concentrates. Unlike her treatment at University of Michigan Cancer Center this actually Helps her and she is still alive-last I heard-several years later.
shareAnd is this cure available to the rest of us?
shareAre you somehow saying that AIDS and HIV are "politically correct"? Are you some kind of right-wing Trump supporter? Since when does political correctness enter the arena of medical care?
shareThe Simple Fact is that Most Cancers are Still WORSE than AIDS. (OK-back in the Day-AIDS was worse because it tended to be contracted by young people, and full blown AIDS is a Very Cruel multi system disease that is fatal in the space of three years.)
There are Multiple Mutations involved in Tumors, and then there is the spreading and vascularization (blood vessel growth) factors.
It does seem that some diseases get all the publicity and money for research. I read "Death Be Not Proud" when I was in junior high in the 1960's about the same time I did a report on composer George Gershwin, who died of a glioblastoma in 1937. He is referenced to in "Dark Victory."
Some illnesses just seem more likely to get attention, but some kill so fast, they just don't get the fundraisers.
All the world is a stage and most of us are desperately unrehearsed.