Steve Jobs Is Receiving Cancer Treatment at a Clinic in Stanford

http://nymag.com/daily/intel/2011/02/steve_jobs_is_receiving_cancer.html

by ssclafani • 15 years ago

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arst• 15 years ago

We know he has cancer, and we know he is taking a medical leave of absence. How is it news that he is receiving cancer treatment?

sabat3• 15 years ago

It's just confirmation. The judgement from the (uninvolved) doctor that Jobs looks like he may have six weeks to live -- that's ominous. And probably not true, given that this guy's judging by someone's appearance in a photo.

lancefisher• 15 years ago

"Judging from the photos, he is close to terminal. I would say he has six weeks."

How on earth can you deduce that from looking at some photos?

hyperbovine• 15 years ago

Easy: be a sleazy doctor and market yourself as the go-to guy for tabloid news money quotes.

gyardley• 15 years ago

Cachexia, the loss of muscle mass to the point where it's unlikely you'll recover from it, is unfortunately both common in end-stage cancer patients and pretty obvious. May you never see it in anyone you care about.

olivercameron2• 15 years ago

From personal experience (My Dad died from pancreatic cancer), if the cancer has re-appeared, Steve's odd's are not good at all. Beating it once is never a guarantee that it's completely gone, and beating it a second time is relatively unheard for cancer of the pancreas.

Of course, this sort of speculation has no place in the news, especially basing it on a diagnosis through pictures. The doctor who is quoted should be ashamed of himself, no reputable doctor should engage in gossip.

sabat3• 15 years ago

On the positive side, Steve previously had a rare, treatable form of pancreatic cancer (see http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?file=/c/a/2004/08/...). If this is a recurrence of that, and they've caught it in time, then the odds may be significantly better.

olivercameron2• 15 years ago

The treatment the first time around damages your body an absolutely immense amount, I can't even imagine the toll it must take a second time around. I have an infinite amount of respect for cancer sufferers.

moe• 15 years ago

Everyone involved with that tasteless speculation should be ashamed of themselves.

metageek• 15 years ago

This is none of our damn business.

Dylanlacey• 15 years ago

I hope he gets every chance he can, because I hope everyone with a horrible disease gets every chance they can.

And the speculating doctor ought to be ashamed. "First do no harm" doesn't specifically exclude reputations or privacy.

Steve Jobs Is Receiving Cancer Treatment at a Clinic in Stanford

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