This, breezily, from a woman at work who has had breast cancer herself, and has now had the all clear. I think she meant that cancer can be successfully treated more often now? While my mum is in that group, my maternal grandparents weren't so fortunate, and I just found the remark really off. But aibu to think that without having been through it myself?
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to think saying 'Cancer's like flu these days' is offensive.
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Beeyump · 02/09/2013 22:47
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