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		kuerbel on Sept 29, 2023 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Richard Stallman reveals he has cancer in the GNU ... My mother had it. It can be managed really well and also completely heal (in the context of cancer, which means a really low 5 year recurrence rate).

ricardo81 on Sept 29, 2023 [–]

Yes, indeed. My father had it in '06 and lived for 16 years more (a different kind of cancer ultimately got him). After receiving a stem cell transplant in '09 he was cancer free for over a decade. The marvels of modern medicine.

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