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Interesting fact: he got his actual career started remarkably late: http://www.cracked.com/article_19655_5-famous-late-bloomers....
This article makes it seem like he was struggling to be a success long after he should have quit. They just have a completely wrong definition of success.
"By Grabthar's hammer, by the suns of Warvan, you shall be avenged!" https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Galaxy_Quest
Jason Nesmith: You WILL go out there.
Sir Alexander Dane: I won't and nothing you say will make me.
Jason Nesmith: The Show Must Go On.
Sir Alexander Dane: ...Damn you.Earlier quoted context omitted.
The GP's point is that you should specifically say metastatic cancer if you want to cite that statistic, not generalize it to cancer.
spread= metastatic
Much process has been made in heart disease, but cancer? Not so much. is really the problem, as early stage treatment has gotten vastly more effective over the last 20 years (My father succumbed to metastatic cancer in 1994, I pay some attention to the overall progress in addressing cancer).
Earlier quoted context omitted.
While we're straying from hackery... I'm curious to hear your recommendations for well written kids' fantasy.
CS Lewis..look him up
By the way, I wasn't asking to challenge you... I'm just a big fan of childrens' fantasy!
between david bowie and this, cancer seems to be the midlife killer of choice . Much process has been made in heart disease, but cancer? Not so much. Once it's spread, you're dead. (2 years usually)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_cancer_mortality_rates...
Prostate cancer has a 0.8% mortality rate in 5 years. Very few types have even 50% five-year mortality rates these days.