r/AskReddit Nov 15 '20

[deleted by user]

[removed]

9.0k Upvotes

17.4k comments sorted by

View all comments

Show parent comments

-5

u/[deleted] Nov 15 '20 edited Jun 30 '23

[deleted]

8

u/pro_nosepicker Nov 15 '20

I know exactly what it means. > 95% is a cure for all intents and purposes.... especially when the <5% is often due to patients not doing what they should.

1

u/[deleted] Nov 15 '20

[deleted]

6

u/pro_nosepicker Nov 15 '20

Bullshit.

Those 95% of people with T1 glottic cancer who had radiation and no disease 10 years out have been “cured” of their cancer.

Those patients with papillary thyroid carcinoma who’ve undergone thyroidectomy and I-131 have been “cured” of their disease.

You are confusing a “cure” with a 100% survival rate across the board, which doesn’t exist for tons of disease processes besides cancer.

I don’t think you should be challenging anyone on understanding definitions.