Comment by shepherdjerred

What? That's not at all the case. The type of cancer that Jobs has could be surgically removed. He spent time receiving alternative treatments and delayed his surgery.

> Jobs had a rare form of the cancer, known as neuroendocrine cancer, which grows more slowly and is easier to treat

> GEP-NETs are slow growing tumors that have the potential to be cured surgically if the tumor is removed prior to metastasis.

> Many journalists mentioned and even focused on Jobs’ initial decision to forego conventional treatments and instead use complementary and alternative medical (CAM) therapies, including acupuncture, botanicals, and dietary changes.

https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/pancreatic-cancer...

https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC4924574/