But in quite a few cases, it actually is that clear-cut. There are forms of cancer which are curable, full stop. Where the survival rates after proper treatment beginning sufficiently early approach 100 %, and where the survival rates of those forgoing treatment (or in places where treatment is unavailable) approach 0 %. Then you have a lot of cancers where the science is a lot more fuzzy. And then you have the ones where you're just Shit Outta Luck and even the best medical science can offer is only palliative.

- Jake

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