Presumably those extra sick people are coming from some group other than those you suggest we got better at healing? Otherwise, it could be seen as stretching the definition of healing.
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Replying to @IamBonglie @theveindoc
It seems so. Helping somebody to survive is only step 1 in helping them to continue living, I guess?
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Replying to @C7RKY @theveindoc
Very much so. Important not to walk away at that point, imo.
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Replying to @IamBonglie @theveindoc
Naturally. So are there particular new things we're now doing for patients which are contributing to this increasing group of sick people? Is it all about surviving heart attacks? Or is there more to the picture?
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Replying to @C7RKY @theveindoc
Across the board. For example my field was throat cancer patients. Many surviving, but never swallow again.
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Replying to @IamBonglie @theveindoc
John Clarke Retweeted John Clarke
Interesting. I've no frame of reference for your field, but I wonder what role early diagnosis has played in some of these issues? Have you ever seen any of the Gilbert Welch material?https://twitter.com/C7RKY/status/931462246382886912 …
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Replying to @C7RKY @theveindoc
An issue in, eg, thyroid. These are mainly ~stage 3.
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Replying to @IamBonglie @theveindoc
So are such pts really surviving longer, in your opinion? Or is it possible there's an inflationary effect on life expectancy because of early diagnosis?
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Replying to @C7RKY @theveindoc
Sadly, that is not an issue in head & neck cancer.
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That sounds very clear. Too many important bits hanging around in that part of the anatomy?
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