Two of my favorite people
As we all learned many months ago, if ovarian cancer is
detected in stages 1 or 2, cure – it not a slam-dunk – is still quite
likely. However, in view of the fact
that early stage disease has few obvious symptoms, most OVCA cases are discovered
only after the disease has spread. We also all agreed many months ago that a
major new weapon – specifically, an effective test for early stage OVCA – is sorely
needed. Well, here is one, involving
cancer DNA in the bloodstream. Read this
little ditty to find out how it works.
The catch, as always, is cost. If a woman’s body doesn’t show obvious signs
of distress, how then does one know which women to apply the test to? Clearly, humankind would be well served if
ALL women were tested periodically. But
how much would that cost? I don’t know,
but I would bet – about as much as the U.S. Navy. And so it won’t happen, at least not soon.
Wouldn’t it be nice if the world were so ordered that we
didn’t need a navy – or an army or air force, for that matter? Think of what could be done with all that
money. The Quakers definitely have the
right idea. Just not the votes.
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