Comment by tsoukase

Cancer, the third leading cause of death, is two diseases: a curable one, even with some disabilities, where everyone is happy and a deadly one, where even the doctors turn their back and care less. If you are lucky, the health care system is with you, if not you are on your own and the clock is ticking backwards. The official therapy for the second case is paliative care but it involves a wide variety of measures.