Should the definition of cancer be changed?
I’ve dedicated my entire career to helping those diagnosed with cancer cope better, so they can regain the best quality of life possible. I was heartened by a recent New York Times article detailing efforts by the National Cancer Institute (NCI) to change the definition of cancer and potentially eliminate the use of the word for those diagnoses that might never …
Should the definition of cancer be changed?
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