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[quote=Anonymous]As a previous poster mentioned, cancer is not a contest.  You don't get more points for having different types of cancer (and I do wonder why you think you are the judge of this).

I lost my best friend to ovarian cancer two weeks ago.  It was horrible.  It has a shitty survival rate and, believe me, she would have done anything to survive.  Does she get lots of points for this?

My mother died from lung cancer.  She was 82.  She opted for hospice rather than undergoing any treatment.  Does she points deducted because she decided not to treat it?  Does she get further points deducted beside she was a three pack a day smoker?

Does my son's friend (19 yo) not get points because she has thyroid cancer?  She was treated and the doctors agree it is very unlikely to recur.  What points does she get?

I had basal cell cancer removed from my face.  It was small, they got it all and I don't expect it to have any impact on the rest of my life.  I would not call myself a cancer survivor, although technically I had basal cell cancer and I survived.

OP, get your head on straight about melanoma.  It kills people.

There is no doubt you've had some rough experiences with cancer.  That much is clear.  But you are wrong to judge other people on their experiences with cancer.  You don't get a prize for having people in your life who have very difficult cancers.  [/quote]

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