With thanks to my buddy, John Novack, Director of P.R. & Communications at Inspire, I read this article last week in the Philadelphia Inquirer. ‘Fighting Disease is the Wrong Metaphor’ … written by a doctor, it represents one side of the controversial argument about the language of cancer.
My personal opinion ….. since I doubt not everyone in AnCan agrees with me, is that choice of language is completely personal for each cancer patient. By making their preference known, that person rightly expects their medical team, friends and acquaintances to respect it. Nor should should they be offended by others who choose differently. Whatever helps each of us get through our own situation is right for us.
AnCan will hold a webinar on The Language of Cancer on Monday, July, 29, 2019 … all are welcome.