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[–] [email protected] 4 points 6 months ago (1 children)

That's wonderful news.

I really hate cancer, it's such a scurge and can affect anyone at any stage without descrimination.

I hope one day we can find a cure and beat it.

[–] [email protected] 8 points 6 months ago

Thanks. Mine was apparently related to the HPV virus - and the current programme of vaccinating every female of reproductive age against that virus means that cervical cancer at least may well become a thing of the past in just a few years. Huge advances being made all the time.